American Heart

Starring:John Boylan, Jeff Bridges, Edward Furlong, Greg Sevigny, Jayne Entwistle, Willie Williams, Roosevelt Franklin, Melvyn Hayward, Don Harvey, Kit McDonough, Wren Walker, Cristine McMurdo-Wallis, Lucinda Jenney, Charlotte London, Loyd Catlett, Richard Joffray, Christian Frizzell, Tracey Kapisky, Benjamin Hinkle, Jared Hinkle
Director: Martin Bell
Studio: Lions Gate
Product Type: DVD

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Something the Lord Made recounts the relationship between Dr. Alfred Blalock (Alan Rickman) and Vivian Thomas (Mos Def). It begins in 1930s Nashville when imperious cardiac surgeon Blalock hires Thomas, an African American carpenter, as his janitor. When the latter reveals a passion for medicine and facility with surgical instruments, Blalock promotes him to lab tech. Thomas isn't given a raise, works side jobs to make ends meet, and is expected to be grateful. Along the way, he follows Blalock from Vanderbilt to Johns Hopkins, where they save thousands of lives through their pioneering work, but will Thomas ever get any credit? The film provides a satisfying answer to that question. Joseph Sargent (A Lesson Before Dying) directs with subtlety and intelligence, while Rickman and Mos Def are in top form, often underplaying where most actors would do otherwise. Something the Lord Made won the 2004 Emmy for outstanding made-for-TV movie. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

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(Drama) Something the Lord Made tells the emotional true story of two men who defied the rules of their time to launch a medical revolution, set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow south. Working in 1940s Baltimore on an unprecedented technique for performing heart surgery on "blue babies," Dr. Alfred Blalock (Alan Rickman) and lab technician Vivien Thomas (Mos Def) form an impressive team. As Blalock and Thomas invent a new field of medicine, saving thousands of lives in the process, social pressures threaten to undermine their collaboration and tear their friendship apart.

DVD Features:
Audio Commentary:Audio commentary with director Joseph Sargent, writer Peter Silverman, executive directors Eric Hetzel and Joseph W. Cort Featurette Making History Slide Show
Featurette
Other:Making History Slide Show

Customer Reviews:

Excellent movie!.......2007-07-03

This movie is a must see. It will keep your interest throughout. There are no dull moments. I didn't realize that Mos Def is such a wonderful actor.

The Birth of Open Heart Surgery.......2007-06-27

Before (or after) you see this incredible video, you might want to read the book, "Partners Of The Heart" written by Dr. Vivian Thomas,an account of his role in pioneering open heart surgery. It's funny to see a young Dr. Denton Cooley as a resident observing and learning. This is a heart wrenching story of a man with talent beyond comprehension who never had a chance to actually attend medical school - simply because of his race. Even if you are not entrenched in the medical field you will appreciate this movie. The acting is superb, and it is said Mos Def does an outstanding job of portraying Dr. Thomas.

A story about a miraculous surgery that saves lives........2007-06-26

Born in 1987, I never knew the story about the surgery that saved my life. I was born a "blue baby", yet today I am still alive. Two amazing figures in the history of medicine made this all possible.
"Something the Lord Made" is a powerful story about two colleagues of different backgrounds who strive to save babies with a congential deformity. The movie shows great social inequality as a genius African American assistant helps solve the mystory of the heart. Without this groundbreaking research, many people today would not be alive.

Something the Lord made right!!!.......2007-06-12

Absolutly superb.
Heart warming and sincere.
Four of the most influential people in heart surgury in the world.

Something HBO Made.......2007-05-17

When I read the description of Something The Lord Made, I thought to myself - there is just no conceivable way that this is going to be interesting. However, it did have a lot going for it. It was directed by Joseph Sargent, who also directed the brilliant, A Lesson Before Dying. It starred Alan Rickman who is so good he could make an IKEA commercial look like it was directed by Ingmar Bergman. It paired Rickman with Mos Def, who has remarkable screen presence. (I first noticed Mos Def in another exceptional film, The Woodsman, which, coincidentally or not, also featured Kyra Sedgwick.) So, despite the promise of (in)action confined exclusively to a medical lab, I forged ahead.

I'm so glad I did. This is one of those minor gems you might easily miss. Make sure to pay attention to the score, which is outstanding. It's way too easy to sketch this movie out as an anti-racism diatribe, that's way too facile. As with A Lesson Before Dying, racism is simply a fact, not a larger-than-life villain. This, of course, makes the depiction that much more powerful. We don't see the pain of racism courtesy of gassy soliloquies; we feel the pain of it as we read Mos Def's face watching Dr. Blalock receive his award at Baltimore's Biltmore Hotel.

Why beat a dead parrot? We know the Biltmore is segregated. Vivien - Def - can only gain admittance by posing as a bellhop. We know that Blalock is a vain and arrogant surgeon (quelle surprise!) only too willing to bask in glory that would never have been his without Vivien's remarkable contributions. And yes, we know that the racist culture surrounding these men makes it easy for Blalock to distance himself from Vivien when it suits him.

This context of racism is woven right into our flag; it's part of the culture, hardly newsworthy enough to merit a film. The engine that's really driving Something The Lord Made is not racism at all; it's the subtle, complex relationship joining these very different men who share a passion for medicine. The interplay between Vivien's self-effacing, quiet dignity and Blalock's braggadocio is pure gold, these two are so right for each other; they balance one another in a way that is touching at the very least.

Certainly there were moments when I wanted to explain to the supercilious twits at Hopkins that Vivien was the genius behind the wheel and they should be lavishing praise on him. At times it was sad, and Vivien's stoicism makes it sadder. But the movie never takes cheap shots; Def and Rickman offer marvelously reserved performances, thereby increasing the impact. Ultimately I was left with an overwhelmingly positive sense of how people can, and often do, achieve miraculous things despite the mountains of debris and bizarre baggage they've been saddled with. A wonderful film.

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Terrible !
Great Film
Full of sound and fury
Great Movie -- Terrible DVD Transfer
Hunka-hunka burnin' movie

Wild At Heart
Starring: Nicolas Cage , Laura Dern , Willem Dafoe , J.E. Freeman , and Crispin Glover
Director: David Lynch
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Release Date: 2004-12-07

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David Lynch's 1990 Wild at Heart is an utterly random and ugly experience with pockets of startling imagery and inspired set pieces. Based on a Barry Gifford novel, the film stars Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern as lovers on the lam whose relationship is tested and who meet some truly dangerous wackos (including an almost-simian Willem Dafoe). Lynch's thoughts seem to be everywhere, and he expects the audience to keep up with a story that seems more a collection of avant-garde whims than a coherent vision with the intuitive brilliance of his Blue Velvet. Cage gives one of his more chaotic performances, but then he was just reading Lynch's signposts. --Tom Keogh

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David Lynch delivers a "stunning piece of work" (Chicago Tribune) with this "flamboyantly violent and erotic" (The Village Voice) tale of love on the run Â- now remastered under LynchÂ's supervision with upgraded picture and sound. Featuring the "formidable performances" (Leonard Maltin) of Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Willem Dafoe, Crispin Glover and Diane Ladd, Wild at Heart is a twisted "rollercoaster ride to redemption through an American gothic heart of darkness" (Variety). If Lula (Dern) knows one thing in this world, itÂ's that sheÂ's destined to be with her ex-con boyfriend Sailor (Cage) Â- no matter how many times her mama tries to kill him. But when she and Sailor finally hit the road in a desperate bid to find happiness, their journey plunges them into a disturbing underworld filled with sexual secrets and dangerous desires that form a terrifying "tapestry of human extremity" (Variety).

Customer Reviews:

Terrible !.......2007-03-09

hi..
I have no idea where the positive reviwes came from, i mean this movie was terrible, it was pointless!
I think it is highly over rated, very very boring, drags alot and pointless movie.
people speak of surrealizm and bizzarness, and that it made the movie worthwhile, well, it sure is bizzare, but in a really bad way.
Violence ? what violence ? just one or two scenes of shoot outs and they call it violence !!! i've seen much more before !!
And whats with the repitive sex scenes, again pointless !!
its basically a story of two couples enjoying themselves and running and going on a poitnless road trip, nothing more or less, no plot !!
And whats all the hype about the wizard if OZ reference, it didn't add anything special to the movie !!!
Sorry, but i can't see what is good about this awful movie !!!
i want my money back please !!!

Great Film.......2007-02-17

Another triumph for director David Lynch. Outstanding performances, great sound effects, great music and soundtrack. This film is a must see. Just like all of David Lynch's other films.

Full of sound and fury.......2007-01-24

David Lynch is a master of over-statement; even when his films aren't saying anything very dramatic or profound, it appears as though they are. He does this extensively in "Wild at Heart," his violent, sexy film from 1990. Another Lynch trademark is that his films are highly entertaining. In this one, Sailor Ripley (Nick Cage) runs away with his girl, Lula Fortune (Laura Dern). Lula's (and Dern's) mother, Marietta Fortune (Diane Ladd) will seemingly stop at nothing to keep the two apart. Her reasons for this aren't the obvious reasons we would assume them to be, though they aren't all that difficult to ascertain either. As with every Lynch creation, this film is replete with oddball characters, and they are one reason his films are always worth watching. Sailor models his life after Elvis Presley and regales us with renditions of some of his songs. His snakeskin jacket is a symbol of his individuality and personal freedom, the fact of which he reminds us multiple times. Dern spends a good part of the film in various states of undress, which never hurts. For whatever reason, "The Wizard of Oz" is a recurring theme throughout the movie, which is sort of cute, and the whole affair plays like an ode to cigarettes. This film certainly provides plenty of eye candy, though its hyperbole grows somewhat irksome. Ultimately, it ends up seeming like an elaborate student film, signifying nothing.

Great Movie -- Terrible DVD Transfer.......2007-01-16

This is one of my favorite movies. But the DVD sound quality is terrible. You really have to crank the volume up to hear anything. And then you hear lots of static and distortion.

Hunka-hunka burnin' movie.......2007-01-10

Great for fans of Elvis and Nicholas Cage. Cage sings "Love Me" in a punk-lounge scene (if you can picture that) that's worth the movie. The David Lynch opening scences are worth it too, even if they do last the whole movie.

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How people yearn for a romantic ideal, supreme happiness, a utopia
Still my favorite movie..
a mood piece more than a movie
One from the Heart of Darkness
Not a Typical Movie

One From The Heart
Starring: Frederic Forrest , Teri Garr , Raul Julia , Nastassja Kinski , and Lainie Kazan
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
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ASIN: B0000YRL8K
Release Date: 2004-01-27

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One of the most famous productions of its time, Francis Coppola's One from the Heart is a "little movie" that grew into a gigantic, studio-bankrupting behemoth. Entirely shot on glorious sets in Coppola's Zoetrope studio, the teeny story follows a bickering Las Vegas couple (Teri Garr and Frederic Forrest) during a night's madness with others. It would be nice to recommend the film to romantics, or movie-musical mavens, but really this film is for the technologically minded: it's a flashy display of camera trickery and painted sets (anticipating Moulin Rouge). Alas, the techno-dazzle is somewhat at odds with the clunky performances and choppy editorial flow... and it has all the warmth of neon. Since its initial botched release, the film has developed a small but devoted following, in part because of the terrific song score by Tom Waits (sung by Waits and Crystal Gayle). It should be seen, not least as a case study in bravado. --Robert Horton

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From the director of Apocalypse Now and The Godfather comes a different kind of love story...

Legendary director Francis Ford Coppola shines his spotlight on a Las Vegas couple (Teri Garr, Frederic Forrest) whose break-up on the 4th of July leads them both to a night on the strip in pursuit of their romantic fantasies (Raul Julia, Nastassia Kinski). But in this town of gamblers and dreamers, should they bet it all on dreams, or give true love another roll of the dice? Featuring breathtaking design, show-stopping set pieces, the stunning photography of Vittorio Storaro (Apocalypse Now, The Last Emperor) and accompanied by the wonderful Oscar® nominated music of the one and only Tom Waits, this neon explosion of color, sound and innovation is a cinematic valentine for all movie lovers.

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How people yearn for a romantic ideal, supreme happiness, a utopia.......2007-07-02

ONE FROM THE HEART (1982) iill attract a viewership on account of
Francis Ford Coppola's fame, or perhaps from its talented, sincere
cast, comprising Nastassja Kinski, here shown very young, with a
ballerina's physique, yet still very green in her emotional, human
aspects ons screen.

What works best, is the strong dream-like atmosphere that it brings
forth, taking viewers into another dimension, and the romanticism of
the actual story. Indeed, after 5 years in a monogamous
relationship, as each partner consciously grows older, seeing each
other turning into furniture so to speak, this aging and boredom
stress-tests each partner into finding out who they are, what they
are they made of, their character, what is the key to happiness.

For the girl, played superbly by Teri Garr, (in fine physical
shape), with a mature yet youthful, realistic approach in her
acting, happiness is a husband singing, dancing, going to a remote
tropical resort, in sum, the presence of romanticism. For the man,
Frederic Forrest, happiness is maintaining a routine, living
day-to-day, with limited ambition or possibilities of variance in
the agenda, paying the bills on time, seeing reality.

There are multiple aspects that bring the picture down. The first,
and foremost, is the astounding lack of subtlety in the "crooner"
song numbers, such that the audience is left with the impression
that the story, and the singing revolving about "feelings" and "lack
of utopic, perfect love" is onanistic, an irritation. There is a
whining attitude, over-the-top, deranged singing, reminscient of
Barbara Streisand's hysterical "Woman in Love" for example.

Secondly, the opening and closing credits, publicize the Zoetrope
Studios, as if this means anything to the audience in the US, Canada
or around the world. It's silly.

Third, the exteriors, backdrops filmed of many kinds (sunset,
sunrise, simulated motel and streets) are blatantly and obviously
fake, as the audience can see it's a studio, not the real thing.
Only a photographer can prefer a set like this to the real thing,
filmed in a neighborhood. Simply because there is "no dust" or
"photographic imperfections" of any kind, doesn't mean Zoetrope was
better because it's made in a sterile, artificial room vs. the real
thing.

Fourth, the real shocker, and unrealistic aspect, is the complete
lack of moral, religous dimension to the behavior of the characters,
including Raul Julia, who seduces Garr, much like Kinsky seduces
Forrest. The film suggests people are zombies, only obeying to a
"master", an internal compass instructing them to maximize and
reach a "utopic, supreme level of pleasure, happiness, excitement"
as if human life was only about a day at the amusement park,
figuring out which ride is the most fun.

Fifth, although some may disagree, over 90 mins, over and over
again, the actors and actresses are shown either dressing up or
taking their clothes off, with frequent upper nudity of both Kinsky
and Garr, and when not the case, in pajamas, intimate night wear,
underpants or stockings. This brings forth an intimate setting with
the audience, and sensuality (as does Garr's lovely red dress, on
her figure), but there is an unsettling, queasy voyeuristic aspect
to this.

As for Julia, he's clearly in supreme form, slim, youthful,
energetic, charismatic, and enjoying every moment, especially the
scenes filmed with the crowds in the street. A fair bit of humor is
present, such as Julia's stint as a waiter.

Overall, this picture is very human, feminine in its outlook,
showing how people in relationships yearn for a romantic ideal, a
supreme happiness, a utopia, to the point of one night stands.

Still my favorite movie.........2007-01-23

Back in the '80s I was fond of telling people this was my favorite movie of all time. (Well, maybe in a tie with The Wild Bunch) but the years passed and I suspected that like so much of what I valued then, I would now see this movie in a much harsher light.

Boy, was I wrong! I remain baffled by the way Coppola was mocked and vilified for hurling his whole creative (and financial) being into this little dream of his. But it remains a beautiful dream. While at once creating vivid, indelible characters so perfectly flawed as to resemble no one and everyone, it functions as a sort of second chance for Adam & Eve. Yielding to temptation, Hank and Frannie ultimately learn what matters most. I still end up in tears. Tears of redemptive joy.

Needless to say, Tom Waits' music functions beautifully as wry commentary on the ill-fated blunders of the principals. Waits here is at the peak of his powers as heir to the great American songwriter tradition. This is before he wandered off to the junkyard to pursue the ghost of Harry Partch.

In an era that scorns the very concept of beauty, when film critics rave over "documentaries" about men who have sex with horses, this little jewel of a movie might as well come from a million years ago. If you've loved and lost, (or won), if there's a trace of a heart left in you, you can't be unmoved by this film.

a mood piece more than a movie.......2007-01-18

Like the real city of Las Vegas, you have to be in the right mood to allow yourself to sink beneath the flashy, dazzling, and artificial veneer that made up this dream-like cinematic mood piece. You have to let go. Stop thinking about why the hell would Francis Coppola made a movie like this. Stop thinking about the almost absurd acting and outsider-art like directions. Go chug down that two finger of bourbon, and sink into the neons. Which mood am I talking about exactly? I think looking at the DVD cover or listening to the nocturnal soundtracks done by the unlikely duo of Tom Waits and Crystal Gayle gives you a pretty good idea. It's not exactly fancy-pants snobby cinematic high art, but it has more of a three AM Fremont Street on a cold winter night kinda feel to it. This movie is jazzy, smoky, humorous (in a midnight carnival type of way), and there is a nary sense of melancholy to it. On that note, I think nobody but Tom Waits could have done the scores for a film like this. I love this movie and almost everything about it - the first time I watched it and ever since.

One from the Heart of Darkness.......2007-01-15

A huge roll of the dice that wiped out Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope studio and saw him spending the next decade churning out pictures to pay off the debts the $28m flop left him with, One From the Heart is one of those films I really want to like - to love, even - but which just won't let me. Visually it's a triumph, but the Tom Waits suicide blues score rarely works as a screen musical and as a human drama its kept firmly on the ground by the fact these characters just aren't likeable. Coppola seems more interested in his lavish studio settings than what's happening in them, with even the most mundane sequences shot like an imaginatively staged theatrical musical with intricate shifts of lighting and colour, dissolving walls and neon dreams. But perhaps the biggest problem of all is that Coppola doesn't seem to have made this film for the audience but for himself, and so it probably never connects with anyone not on his personal wavelength. The trailers give away a big part of the problem: the 1982 release stresses the Godfather and Apocalypse Now as evidence of Coppola's genius while the 2003 reissue trailer runs off a list of critical superlatives in a sternly unemotional voice: joy isn't on the menu here.

That the story is so simple as to be almost invisible - a couple split up over the 4th July weekend and become involved with new partners - needn't be a problem: after all, three sailors on furlough looking for Miss Turnstiles or a backwoodsman convincing his six bachelors to kidnap six local girls to marry aren't exactly complex. With good casting, good writing and good musical numbers, there's no real reason it shouldn't work. Unfortunately it doesn't get them. The argument that kicks off the split is atrociously written and just as badly acted - you've seen more vicious spats on The Dick Van Dyke Show - and because we never buy it for a moment the film is handicapped almost from the start. The fact that either lead can carry a movie, is even more of a problem, leaving you with a film without any heart at its center: Raul Julia is the only member of the cast who really shines, and he probably has the least screen time of anyone in the picture. The constant crosscutting doesn't help, with Coppola cutting away as soon as one scene starts to gel to focus on an awkward one that never does. Despite input from Gene Kelly (barely noticeable) and Michael Powell (visually very noticeable), it's not even quite a musical - aside from a couple of fantasy numbers it opts Yentl-like to keep the singing as an invisible chorus/underscore not so much commenting as setting the melancholy tone that counterpoints the bright, garish visuals. The film's one promising musical number, where Julia's serenade of Teri Garr spills out onto the streets of Las Vegas, is never allowed to play uninterrupted without meandering shots of Frederic Forrest wandering through the neon streets.

Coppola's 2003 re-edit of the film does nothing to improve matters. The revised opening is a little smoother but at the expense of Forrest's character, removing all remaining traces of color to make him even more of a boring homebody. It's an excellent DVD, however, with everything you could want to know and more and offering some fairly frank insights into the failure of Coppola's attempt to ally the expertise of the old studio contract system with the modern advances of electronic cinema, not to mention the constant financing problems. It's just a shame that the film itself is so damn hard to love.

Not a Typical Movie.......2007-01-05

"One From the Heart" is to a typical movie as an abstract painting is to a photograph. It is significant that the opening scene is of a large sign in the desert that reads, "Reality Wreckers".

If you are only interested in photographs, this is not for you. If you are open to something more dreamlike, you might enjoy this film. I absolutely loved this movie.

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Saturday Morning favorite
Appreciated Best for Those Over 30
Southern Comfort...
Average ebony romance
Cute

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Starring: Michael Greene , Howard S. Miller , Allen Payne , Virginia Capers , and Kevin Sizemore
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Saturday Morning favorite.......2006-03-21

Great to watch on Saturday morning when nothing else is on. I have a few of the other BET movies and I enjoy them all. Good, clean, real life drama.

Appreciated Best for Those Over 30.......2006-03-11

This movie was a delight. First, you get to see actors that mainstream cinema passes by often. The storyline was completely believable. I believe that the movie would appeal to 30 and over crowd. The situations and content would be better understood by those who are in the between generation. Still young enough for changes, but old enough to appreciate the wisdom in times gone by. A must see.

Southern Comfort..........2006-03-01

I find the movie to be delightful.. As a city girl who recently moved back to the south. I seen myself potrayed in the movie.. I was a reminder of what coming "home" back to the south really means.. good food. good friends. slow country days. and a big dose of "mother's wit..small town..goodness. Only to be found in the South..

Average ebony romance.......2005-11-28

This romantic movie, is a pleasure to watch, but as most of the romantic ones, it scarcely relates to reality.

Cute.......2005-08-08

I thought this movie was a cute romantic movie. I will admit I did cry a little bit, but I do that sometimes when I see a cutsie movies like that.

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good movie
A Story of Enduring Love
The odyssey through life of an Inuit named Avik (a.k.a. "Holy Boy!")
The Eskimo Patient
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Map of the Human Heart
Starring: Jason Scott Lee , Robert Joamie , Anne Parillaud , Annie Galipeau , and Patrick Bergin
Director: Vincent Ward
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The visual sophistication of director Vincent Ward (The Navigator, What Dreams May Come) pulls us through this often awkward chronicle of the lifelong star-crossed passion shared by a Canadian Eskimo boy (Jason Scott Lee, from Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story) and the mixed-race girl (La Femme Nikita's Anne Parillaud) he meets and falls in love with as a child. (A glowering Patrick Bergin is the third corner of the triangle.) Flamboyant sequences, like an amorous clinch on top of a billowing dirigible, and the heartfelt grandeur of the Arctic landscapes, are almost enough to compensate for the clunky transitions and the melodramatic excesses of the storytelling. Almost. Ward's first film, The Navigator (not to be confused with The Flight of...), is a visionary oddity that gives a much clearer indication of the way his work was heading: into the upper atmosphere. --David Chute

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From the acclaimed director of WHAT DREAMS MAY COME, MAP OF THE HUMAN HEART is a visually stunning love story that would last a lifetime! When a half-Eskimo boy named Avik (Jason Scott Lee -- DRAGON: THE BRUCE LEE STORY) leaves his Arctic home with a British mapmaker (Patrick Bergin -- BENEATH LOCH NESS) to seek medical attention in Canada, it marks the first steps in an epic personal journey. In Montreal Avik meets Albertine (Anne Parillaud -- LA FEMME NIKITA), a half-Indian girl with whom his life will be forever linked. Spanning decades and distance through war and adversity, their star-crossed relationship becomes a grand romantic adventure of never-ending intensity! Featuring a memorable appearance by big-screen favorite John Cusack (RUNAWAY JURY) -- you'll agree with critics everywhere who raved about this outstanding motion picture!

Customer Reviews:

good movie.......2007-03-19

LIKED IT BETTER WHEN I FIRST SAW IT.....BUT STILL A BUY!

I WANT THE SOUNDTRACK!

A Story of Enduring Love.......2007-02-20

A different love story that follows the life of an Eskimo boy from his life as a child in a barren frozen land to the horrors of war as an adult & the love he carries throughout this journey of a young girl he met while lonely & frightened in a Sanatorium recovering from tuberculosis.Just a beautiful & sometimes heart rending story..

The odyssey through life of an Inuit named Avik (a.k.a. "Holy Boy!").......2006-07-07

There is an inherent sense of wonder to the story of an Inuit that can begin in the frozen arctic of Canada and takes him to the firebombing of Dresden during World War II. In 1931 young Avik (Robert Joamie) sees an airplane land on the ice, and meets Walter Russell (Patrick Bergin), a mapmaker. The boy exhibits some curiosity in Russell's surveyor gear and says "Holy Boy" instead of "Holy Cow," which apparently endears him enough to Russell that when he discovers Avik is suffering from tuberculosis he takes the boy to Montreal. The cure is painful enough, but Avik also has to deal with the attentions of Sister Banville (Jeanne Moreau), who wants to turn him and the other native children into good little white children. But Avik forms a friendship with young Albertine (Annie Galipeau) that forges a link for life.

What Avik and Albertine most share in common is that they are trapped between two worlds: he is half white and half Eskimo while she is half white and half Indian. When they are separated again it is her desire to one day sing a song on the wireless that becomes the key to their connecting once again as adults. As an adult, Avik (Jason Scott Lee) is considered a curse to his tribe and they want nothing to do with him, so when Russell returns and explains that the world is at war, Avik decides to enlist. He becomes a photographer in a bomber, named "Holy Boy!" of course, recording the affects of bomb strikes, and one day Albertine (Anne Parillaud) finds him. She is also in the military and her job is to analyze strike photographs, which affords some rather interesting ways for him to communicate with her as the war continues.

There is a framing device for this story, as Avik tells his story in flashback to a new mapmaker (John Cusack), who has come into the frozen north. The relationship between Avik and Albertine certainly has its moments, especially when it gets above the group, a motif that is repeated throughout the film often enough for us to catch on to its significance. The figure of Russell continues to figure largely in Avik's life, but when it involves Albertine as well I was uncomfortable with the turn of events. But the narrative builds to such a point that a great leap forward in time and space is mandated to be able to tell the ending of the tale. There are exquisite and memorable scenes to be sure in the final act as director Vincent Ward tries to have his film take wing. In this regard it will succeed with some and with others not so well, but regardless of which camp you find yourself in at the end, it is certainly worth the watching.

The Eskimo Patient.......2006-04-26

Holy boy, ***** you...if you haven't seen this movie yet, then you have indeed missed a gem. Simply relax and travel thru time, both magic and tragic.

A missed Gem.......2006-04-02

This is one of those missed gems that you wish you'd heard more about sooner, but are grateful someone helped you stumble upon it. Map of the Human heart is a tale you won't forget. A mapmaker sits in repose at a bar and is forced to hear a story from what at first glance appears to be a 'loser' Inuit. But soon his heart is captured by the Inuit's tale of a lost love, missed opportunities, the ravages of WWII and all the scars we collect along the way. The story digs deep into different cultures and everything that affects all of us as human beings. You'll find yourself holding your breath for a happy ending...
Chrissy K. McVay - Author

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Great film
Informative and highly moving documentary
Terrific, serious look at native American problems on a reservation!
Excellent Film.... A real eye opener too.
An astonishing look at the Native American Sioux

Wounded Heart: Pine Ridge and the Sioux
Starring: Wounded Heart: Pine Ridge & the Sioux
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The Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy
Incident at Oglala - The Leonard Peltier Story
Dreamkeeper
Skins
Edge of America

ASIN: B000DENUPU
Release Date: 2006-07-13

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American Indians and government officials discuss poverty, child abuse, alcoholism, Indian Health Service, domestic violence, racism, institutionalized racism, and the hope inspired by the Lakota language and culture on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservervation in South Dakota. Features Russell Means

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Great film.......2007-05-21

It's one of the most touching films i have seen. It deals with alot of issues not made public.

Informative and highly moving documentary.......2006-07-21

This is a truly memorable and moving documentary on the social and political problems of Lakota life on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservervation in South Dakota. So many people do not know or understand their way of life. Director Oliver Tuthill shows an un-yielding glance into the Lakota's everyday problems and perseverance in order to survive. He shows the issues factually (such as the mold overtaking their homes, the poverty, and abuse)and lets the viewer see the horrors for themselves. The film is highlighted by insightful interviews by the Lakotas and government officials. After seeing this documentary, one wants to be an activist and try to help make a difference in the hard lives of these remarkable people. This film not only shows the grittiness of their life, but the contrasting richness of their culture, customs, and their will to survive. I would recommend this documentary to anyone who wants to know more about the Lakota way of life as well as be inspired.

Terrific, serious look at native American problems on a reservation!.......2006-02-17

A very careful and full view of sociological, economic and political problems on a Native American reservation with interesting interviews with Indian leaders and business people. Should see this good, well made 70 minute film dealing with a serious American problem. Living conditions on the reservation are shown as are resultant health problems.

A must see!

Steve Postal,
Administrator,
Goldie Film Awards (Since 1984)

Excellent Film.... A real eye opener too. .......2006-02-16

The Sioux Nation produced many great leaders such as Crazy Horse, Red Cloud, Sitting Bull, and Russell Means. American Indian actor and activist Russell Means is a powerhouse and what he has to say is very upsetting, (You'll never see this on network television) but this man is one of the most gifted speakers I have ever heard, and I recommend this film to everyone who has an interest in Native Americans and what they are going through. Congressman Jim McDermott, who gained fame and notoriety from appearing in Michael Moore's movie Fahrenheit 911, offers real insight into what life is like for many American Indians who live on the reservations where they are isolated and alienated. The film reminded me of Incident at Oglala with Robert Redford in its style and visual composition. If you want to understand what life is like on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, then you should definitely see this film.

An astonishing look at the Native American Sioux.......2006-02-05

This documentary makes a powerful statement about hope and will inspire anyone who has faced discrimination and despair. Indian activist and actor Russell Mean's statements about 911 and the Twin Towers are shocking and disturbing, but his belief in the culture of the Lakota (Sioux) is powerful and moving. The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is like a third world country in many respects and watching this film gives you the sense of the desolation and isolation people living there must feel. It almost can be viewed as a mirror of what life could be like for many of us in the future as baby boomers age and the entitlement programs collapse. This film is a warning as a well as a statement of hope. What can we learn from the Sioux? I've been asking myself that question since I first watched this remarkable movie.

Ronald Reagan - The Signature Collection (Knute Rockne All American / Kings Row / The Hasty Heart / Storm Warning / The Winning Team)

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Warner Signature Collections -- well worth the $$$
Fine Ronald Reagan Performances
AWESOME COLLECTION!
Great Movies
Ronald Reagan - The Signature Collection

Ronald Reagan - The Signature Collection (Knute Rockne All American / Kings Row / The Hasty Heart / Storm Warning / The Winning Team)
Starring: Pat O'Brien , Gale Page , Ronald Reagan , Donald Crisp , and Albert Bassermann
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ASIN: B000FTCLSK
Release Date: 2006-08-15

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The movie star who would be president is remembered with his own DVD five-pack, all culled from Warner Bros. titles made between 1940 and 1952. It's a good sampling of Reagan's relatively brief movie-star prime: a second lead in good movies and leading man in lesser properties. Athletic, cornfed, and energetic, Reagan's persona in these movies foreshadows the qualities that voters would later see in the politician. Will this collection convince anybody he was a great actor? Unlikely. But he knew how to embody an idea.

The earliest film here is Knute Rockne, All-American, the 1940 biopic of Notre Dame's legendary football coach. Pat O'Brien has the title role in this boilerplate Hollywoodization, and although Reagan's part is small it is pivotal--and it would follow him for the rest of his life. He plays ill-fated Notre Dame player George Gipp, whose deathbed plea to Rockne--"Win just one for the Gipper"--became a national catchphrase. It's an efficient, cornball picture, and a fond childhood memory for anybody who encountered it at an early age.

Kings Row (1942) is consensus pick for Reagan's finest screen hour. A big, juicy, and really quite weird melodrama, the film cruises through the creepier side of small-town life, with Reagan in a very appealing groove. He plays the more rascally of the two male leads (Robert Cummings is the sensitive hero), a breezy charmer whose talent with the ladies gets him in trouble. The most lurid twist in the movie leads to Reagan's line, "Where's the rest of me?", which became the title of his autobiography. An extremely entertaining movie, with director Sam Wood inestimably aided by James Wong Howe's lush cinematography and Erich Wolfgang Korngold's classic music score.

Reagan's career cooled after the Second World War, and he plays a second lead in 1949's The Hasty Heart, an adaptation of a hit play. Set in a military hospital in Burma just after the war, the story hinges on a group of patients concealing a fatal prognosis from an ailing Scotsman (Richard Todd). The creaking of the play is all too apparent, although Todd's performance is expert. Patricia Neal, still new to movies, plays the nurse in charge. Reagan gets to display his photographic memory by reeling off the books of the Old Testament by rote. This one has the sole commentary track in the package, which has the (possibly unique) feature of having the director, Vincent Sherman, begin weeping as he's talking about the film.

Storm Warning (1951) is an effective but odd hybrid: part film noir, part socially conscious picture. Ginger Rogers witnesses a Ku Klux Klan killing as she's stopping off in a small town to visit younger sis Doris Day; Day's hubby Steve Cochran is one of the killers. In one of his best roles, a laid-back Reagan plays the uncompromising local district attorney. The film has some superb noir shots in it, but the expose of the KKK is truly tame: although the word "lynching" is used, there's no racial angle to the movie at all. It's more like the Klan is a crime syndicate that needs to be cleaned up. In The Winning Team Reagan plays famed baseball pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander, whose struggles with illness and alcoholism form the spine of the tepid plot. Doris Day, now top-billed, co-stars as Alexander's supportive wife. The movie pays proper tribute to a legendary baseball moment: Alexander's heroic performance in the 1926 World Series. It's another win for the Gipper. --Robert Horton

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Before he became the 40th president of the United States of America or even governor of California, Ronald Reagan was a veteran Hollywood actor who, though he played mostly in Warner Bros.' films. He was extremely likable as an actor -- handsome, charismatic and accessible-- the very ingredients required to be a successful leading man in Hollywood in the 30's and 40's. Now available on DVD are five of Reagan films in Ronald Reagan: The Signature Collection.

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Warner Signature Collections -- well worth the $$$.......2007-01-22

Warner does another stand-up job with the Ronald Reagan Signature Collection. Some of these films are well known and a couple of them are not, making it a great collection worthy of a spot in any serious DVD collection.

And -- no Bedtime for Bonzo in sight! (Mainly because it's a Universal title, but this set does a great job in highlighting the former Commander in Chief's Hollywood career).

Fine Ronald Reagan Performances.......2006-12-06

I really enjoyed watching these Ronald Reagan films. I hope more of his films will be released on DVD, especially "International Squadron," "Million Dollar Baby," "The Bad Man," and his Brass Bancroft thrillers.

AWESOME COLLECTION!.......2006-12-04

I own this set and I am very satisfied with it. I had never seen any of
these wonderful movies and I am very glad that I was able to get this set.
I am a Ronald Reagan fan (as an actor and politician) and I am pleased to be able to recommend this collection. I consider it a collector's item.

Great Movies.......2006-11-10

I am an old movie buff, will not watch anything rated above a PG rating,
I love collecting the oldies, have favorite leading stars, Doris Day, Cary Grant, Debbie Reynolds, James Garner, Gary Cooper (the collection now offered does not have of my favorite movies.) Clarke Gable, Audrey Hepburn, Lucille Ball to name a few. Thanks Amazon for being so prompt on your deliveries, and the prices are great.
I would love to purchase "Magnificient Obsession" w/Jane Wyman and "Bundle of Joy" staring Debbie Reynolds please notify me if these become available. I had been waiting for "The Winning Team to be released so when the package was offered I jumped on it. Thanks again for being so prompt and great prices. Television has gotten to where it is not fit to watch, so I collect old movies for the decency and enjoy watching them. this may not be the kind of review you were looking for but, I just wanted to thank you.
Barbara Simanovich

Ronald Reagan - The Signature Collection.......2006-11-06

An excellent choice of Ronald Reagan Films. Especially "Storm Warning" which had never even been released on Video. A very enjoyable collection.

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The Heart of Krump
Starring: Heart of Krump
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Krump Battles
Krump 1.0 - Basic Techniques
Styles of Krump
Krump: The Krump Workout 3.0
Krump Advanced Krump Techniques 2.0

ASIN: B000AQ69M2
Release Date: 2005-09-20

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Two of the originators of KRUMP, Tight Eyez and Big Mijo, are together on one video, dancing, getting Buck and telling it like it is. Presenting the history of KRUMP with a true timeline charting the evolution of the dance to its present form. Tight Eyez and Big Mijo give the inside story, along with a lot of heartfelt dancing and a demonstration on the difference between being Buck vs. acting KRUMP.

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a fantastic indie
Probably Jeff Bridges, Edward Furlong's best film
ed furlong great as ever. jeff bridges is like no other.
Martin Bell's American Heart
Should have been released in widescreen.

American Heart
Starring: John Boylan , Jeff Bridges , Edward Furlong , Greg Sevigny , and Jayne Entwistle
Director: Martin Bell
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ASIN: B0000844IK
Release Date: 2003-02-18

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Jeff Bridges may be the American film actor with the most unseen great performances to his credit. Near the top of the list of Bridges's most overlooked films is this one, the first fiction film by documentary maker Martin Bell (Streetwise). Bridges plays Jack, an ex-con fresh out of prison and back in Seattle, where he is joined by Nick (Edward Furlong), a teenage son he barely knows. Nick wants nothing more than to spend time with Jack, to feel like a family. But Jack can barely cope with the concept of holding a job and staying out of trouble; he can hardly take care of himself, let alone be responsible for a teenager. Bell shows the toll on both as they slowly develop a bond and, after several false starts, learn to trust and care for each other. Bridges is magnificent as this loner who must learn to trust feelings he'd given up on years before. It's an involving and tragic tale. --Marshall Fine

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a fantastic indie.......2007-03-30

My favorite actor is Edward Furlong (not just in this movie but in all of his movies) and this is in my opinion his best. This movie fortunately was an indipendant film and was not a hollywood movie (Hollywood messes a lot of things up with popularity) All of the actors are great the script is really good and the end is good and sad (the whole movie is very dramatic which is the thing i like about it besides the actors , furlong being number one) this movie has irony as well (you'll know when you see it) and massive realistic drama. if you like dramatic movies that arent shrouded in popularity and is filled with awesome actors, a sad ending and plus a good backround soundtrack, this is a perfect movie. (you'll be very suprised on how many kid stars there are and how good of actors they are.) plus it's made in Seattle and theres a good amount of punk rockers in it (suprisingly theres not too much grunge since it was made when grunge was mainstream0 ENJOY IT AS MUCH AS I DID

Probably Jeff Bridges, Edward Furlong's best film.......2005-03-15

I am suprised how many have not seen American Heart, but for some reason this movie was fated to be a sleeper gem waiting to be discovered by the fortunate few. Good performances all around, a sensible script, and most importantly not too much syrup, unlike a lot of other family dramas that lay it on a bit too thick. If you like realism and want a film that explores the plot described above, then this is an excellent choice.

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Furlong's characters exhibit reserve, introversion, and recklessness. Part of his character, not to say charm, is a mysterious dark side which may have a basis in reality, if media reports are to be believed.

ed furlong great as ever. jeff bridges is like no other........2004-04-07

2 great actors in one movie and one little actress (tracy kapisky that was never heard of again).
jack was a theft, he just got out and is wanting a strait life. he just wants to go get his dream and he doesnt want anyone meddeling in his buisness while hes getting his end and getting out. everything goes wrong. jack gets picked up by his near forgotten son nick carrying little more than a suitcase and a picture of a pig. nick wants to be reunited with his father. unlike jack hes actually been waiting around for his dad to get out so they could again be a family whereas jack didnt care. after many unsuccessful attempts to ditch nick jack takes in his son and tries to be any kind of father hes capable of which may not be much but fatherly love hed put away is only realised when grows fear that he may lose his son to crime.
along the story you also meet 3 other people. nicks best friend played by :Christian Frizzell ... Rollie
Rollies devoted but can be a dumb kid sometimes. hes a skater from the corner who sales for the post with nick. he is also associated with the group of hustlers that nicks friends with on the corner.
then you have tracey kapisky who plays Molly
Molly is Nicks big crush. shes loud mouthed, sly, street smart and pretty. shes also a prostitute and dances for private parties. nick wants to settle down with this one...
then you have Lucinda Jenney who plays Charlotte, the woman that Jacks been writing from a magazine called "american heart" in which they began writing letters while Jack was in prison. Charlotte isnt stupid. Shes also a good woman and tries really hard to be there for Jack and help him help himself and help him in any way she can. She also tries to be there for Nick but nick hates her because he doesnt care for the intrusion.
Then you have Rainey but im not telling you about Rainey..

Martin Bell's American Heart.......2004-01-20

This film has an excellent cast rising above some lackluster material you have seen before in other "angry ex-con" driven stories.

Jack (Jeff Bridges) is a recently released convict who tries to dump his fifteen year old son Nick (Edward Furlong) in the very first scene. Jack heads to Seattle, with Nick following, in order to set up a new life without the bothers of fatherhood. Jack meets with his old partner in crime Rainey (Don Harvey), who pays Jack a little money. Jack gets a job washing windows on high rise buildings, and settles into a small apartment.

And then there is Nick. He has left Jack's sister's farm to live with him. He skips out on registering for school, and hangs around some homeless street kids downtown. Jack is boozing his way through Seattle, meeting up with Charlotte, who used to write him by way of a personals magazine called "American Heart." Nick gets a job delivering newspapers, and Nick and Jack share their little apartment, upstairs from a topless dancer and her troubled teen daughter Molly (Tracey Kapisky).

The film then meanders through scenes of Jack and Nick arguing, then grudgingly making up, trying to develop some sort of normal relationship. Rainey cannot get Jack to come back to crime, but he does eventually get Nick to serve as a lookout for a job. Jack is saving for an impossible dream of moving to Alaska, and Nick wants to help. Nick and Molly grow closer, and Nick shoplifts a pair of shoes for her. Jack discovers the merchandise, along with some weed. Rainey robs Jack, who is also evicted and fired from his job.

Eventually, the cast begins spiraling downward, as Nick gets involved in a burglary for Rainey that goes horribly wrong, and Molly begins taking after her mother. Jack and Nick decide to leave Seattle, but Jack needs to take care of one more thing first...

Martin Bell was responsible for "Streetwise," the gritty documentary about homeless street kids that is among the greatest documentaries ever produced. He used this experience with this fictional film, but I found this screenplay often resorted to Hollywood convention. The ex-con trying to make it on the outside has been done, but maybe not this well acted before.

I wish Jeff Bridges would just win an Oscar. His performance here is wonderful. He is flawed, and his behavior is innate. He does not want a relationship with Nick, and makes that all too obvious without resorting to stereotypical behavior. Bridges even has a light moment, when Jack's parole officer Normandy (Melvyn Hayward) is banging on the apartment door, and a hungover Jack finds underage Molly fast asleep at the foot of his bed.

Furlong, who I have never liked in anything, gives his best performance here, too. I noticed his scenes where he plays opposite adults are more effective than when he is dealing with his teenage contemporaries. He is sympathetic without being saintly or cutesy. Jack and Nick's argument in the apartment, where Nick smashes a treasured ukulele, is strong stuff. Lucinda Jenney as Charlotte is also good, although Bell unwisely drops her character from the last part of the film after we have become so involved with her. While Don Harvey as Rainey is okay, there is a mentor relationship with Jack that is never fully explored. He looks Furlong's age, someone with a harder edge may have made more of an impact.

"American Heart" is a decent film that should be sought out for the acting. Jeff Bridges deserves all the praise he has ever received, and this film should have given him more than he got.

Should have been released in widescreen........2003-03-02

Having previously bought the Artisan release of "Mountains of the Moon", I was hoping that this labeling was faulty just as the labeling had been on that disc. Both DVD's were labeled as standard versions. Whereas "Mountains of the Moon" was, in reality, a widescreen presentation, "American Heart" is sadly fullscreen, just as the packaging indicates. Why do companies, such as Artisan, insist on releasing movies in fullscreen?! Like many other viewers, I abhor pan and scan.

American Experience - Partners Of The Heart

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white man and black man in the laboratory

American Experience - Partners Of The Heart
Starring: Christopher Haley (II) , Dr. Koco Eaton , Beau James , Morgan Freeman , and Dr. Helen Taussig
Director: Andrea Kalin , and Bill Duke
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ASIN: B00008G97L
Release Date: 2003-03-25

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white man and black man in the laboratory.......2005-02-17

When the title said "partners" I assumed they meant a romantic relationship between a black woman and a white man that might have been outlawed pre-Loving v. Virginia. But these are same-sex research partners. Vivien is a black man. (One of the first black men to serve in Congress was named Blanche, an appellation usually associated with women nowadays.) When the title says "Heart," it is actually referring to the organ. This work demonstrates that Charles Drew and George Washington Carver were not the only great African-American scientists. This documentary shows how a rich, credentialed white doctor depended upon his black research assistant who didn't get the opportunity to attend college, though born into the black community's elite. In the photographs that they show, it becomes very clear that some institutions which excluded blacks of all genders did include white women; the reverse of how voting rights were won. Later in the documentary, a white female doctor helps the duo find a way to cure children with heart defects. This is a great documentary for watching during Black History Month. It may be inspirational to blacks (of any gender) and women (of any race) who plan to practice medicine. Disney's "The Fox and the Hound" was a metaphor about whether white men and black men could be friends pre-1960s. This documentary touches on that same theme. It almost reminded me of the numerous interracial buddy flicks made by numerous black and white male actors. In this film, there are far more reenactments than there are actual photos. This suggests a paucity of visual details which is surprising given that this event happened less than 100 years ago. This investigation into cross-race, cross-sex progress in a time of inequality may inspire many patriots and enthusiasts of American history.

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