Primary
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[New York, N.Y.] : Docurama :, [2003].
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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : Docurama :, [2003].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (53 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
767685956236

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a documentary film in 1960.
General Note
"The landmark film that took us on the road to the Kennedy White House"--container.
General Note
Special features include: running commentary from Robert Drew and photographer Richard Leacock ; The Originators: Robert Drew, Richard Leacock, D. A. Pennebaker, and Albert Maysles recall their Primary breakthrough ; 30/15: 30 years of Robert Drew filmmaking ; filmmaker statement ; filmmaker biography.
Creation/Production Credits
Photographers, Richard Leacock, D.A. Pennebaker, Terrence McCartney Filgate, Albert Maysles.
Participants/Performers
Hubert H. Humphrey, John F. Kennedy ; narrator, Joseph Julian.
Description
A political documentary of the 1960 Wisconsin Democratic presidential primary campaigns in which Senator John F. Kennedy upset Senator Hubert H. Humphrey.
Description
"'A new kind of reporting, a new form of history,' Robert Drew promised John F. Kennedy. He was proposing that a revolutionary, small camera operated by cameraman Ricky Leacock and sync sound recorder operated by himself, live with Kennedy day and night for nearly a week during the climax of his 1960 Wisconsin presidential primary run against Hubert Humphrey. The resulting film, Primary, turned out to be a cinematic experience unique in the history of film, the first in the development of American cinéma vérité, and a template for ground-breaking films. Drew would later shoot in the Kennedy White House. Unlike the directed, narrated documentaries of the day, Drew's freewheeling photography moved with its subjects and brought audiences straight into the action. It captured Kennedy's rock-star like presence and Jackie's quiet radiance. It granted audiences unprecedented access into the world of a young politician and his glamorous wife as they campaigned across the Wisconsin landscape and navigated their way through throngs of ardent supporters. And while it is no mystery who ultimately made it to the White House, Primary builds with dramatic tension as the candidates await the returns, capturing the character and flavor of campaign politics as never before seen on film.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD ; Region 1; NTSC ; Dolby Digital stereo.
Awards
Winner, American Film Festival Blue Ribbon, 1960.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Kennedy, J. F. 1., Humphrey, H. H. 1., Drew, R., Julian, J., Leacock, R., Pennebaker, D. A., Macartney-Filgate, T., & Maysles, A. (2003). Primary (Full screen.). Docurama :.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

John F. 1917-1963 Kennedy et al.. 2003. Primary. Docurama.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

John F. 1917-1963 Kennedy et al.. Primary Docurama, 2003.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Kennedy, John F. 1917-1963, et al. Primary Full screen., Docurama :, 2003.

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