The Grapes of Wrath: The Ghost of Modern America (2019)
• October 2nd, 2019 • 0h 54min
Documentary, History
Overview
In April 1939, "Grapes of Wrath" entered the pantheon of literature with a bang. Americans are at loggerheads over the odyssey of the Joad family, tenant farmers from Oklahoma who, like thousands of others, were driven from their land during the Great Depression. Eighty years have passed since the famous work was published, and 90 years since the beginning of the Great Depression in 1929. To mark this occasion, the documentary examines the genesis of the novel, its themes, its renewed reception during the financial crisis of 2008.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Peter Monaghan: A Portrait
Released on: 2012-01-01
Documentary
This documentary features a kinetic artist who creates vibrant mixed media works that push the bound...
Liu Xiaodong: Hometown Boy
Released on: 2011-11-18
Documentary
One of the best-known Chinese figurative painters, Liu Xiaodong goes back to his hometown of Jinchen...
John Singer Sargent: Fashion and Swagger
Released on: 2024-04-16
Documentary
Filmed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Tate Britain, London, the exhibition reveals Sarge...
Black Pénélope
Released on: 1991-09-25
Documentary
A discovery of the pictorial art that Ndebele women traditionally practice in South Africa: painting...
All Rendered Truth: Folk Art in the American South
Released on: 2009-01-01
Documentary
A film documenting the soulful art, environments, and voices of self-taught artists on the back road...
Two Autumns: Andy Goldsworthy
Released on: 1992-01-01
Documentary
A study of artist Andy Goldsworthy’s work in Scotland and Japan.
Stones and Flies: Richard Long in the Sahara
Released on: 1988-01-01
Documentary
In the fall of 1987, Philippe Haas accompanied the sculptor Richard Long to the Algerian Sahara and ...
Naked Rose
Released on: 2013-04-24
Documentary, Drama
Among the millions of victims of the Nazi madness during the Second World War, Pierre Seel was charg...
Secret Mall Apartment
Released on: 2025-03-21
Documentary
In 2003, eight Rhode Islanders created a secret apartment inside a busy mall and lived there for fou...
Cecil Taylor: All The Notes
Released on: 2005-01-01
Documentary, Music
Cecil Taylor was the grand master of free jazz piano. "All the Notes" captures in breezy fashion the...
Mondongo II: Portrait of Mondongo
Released on: 2024-03-14
Documentary
“This is a film about the end of a friendship. It wasn’t meant to be. Fifteen years ago, they painte...
Rothko: Pictures Must Be Miraculous
Released on: 2019-10-25
Documentary
Mark Rothko, a master of abstract expressionism, created 835 paintings during his five-decade career...
Reverón
Released on: 1952-01-01
Documentary
Directed by Margot Benacerraf, Reverón is a poetic and visually striking documentary that delves int...
Lust for Life
Released on: 1956-09-15
Drama, History
An intense and imaginative artist, revered Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh possesses undeniable talen...
Maria: Don't Forget I Come From the Tropics
Released on: 2017-11-16
Documentary
An examination of the relationship between the life and art of Maria Martins, now recognized as one ...
Kehinde Wiley: An Economy of Grace
Released on: 2014-09-05
Documentary
Known for his vibrant reinterpretations of classical portraits featuring African-American men, New Y...
Ningwasum
Released on: 2022-02-11
Science Fiction, Documentary
Ningwasum follows two time travellers Miksam and Mingsoma, played by Subin Limbu and Shanta Nepali r...