The Grapes Of Wrath
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The Grapes Of Wrath, 3pm, Talking Pictures TV, Monday, September 3
Jennie Kermode writes: A famous book focused on (and written during) the Great Depression, extolling the virtues of collectivism. A famously right wing director working at a time when the US film industry was suspicious of the least trace of Communist thought. John Ford's adaptation of John Steinbeck's classic is a strange beast - politically declawed, perhaps but still impactful. There's simply no way to watch this tale of an ageing matriarch and her ex-con son go across the dust bowl of Oklahoma in search of jobs that don't exist without feeling anger at the exploitative behaviour of employers and the systemic failure of government to guard...
Welcome to this week's Stay-at-Home Seven, if you're looking for more streaming inspiration, check out our recent Streaming Spotlight on films that love books.
The Grapes Of Wrath, 3pm, Talking Pictures TV, Monday, September 3
Jennie Kermode writes: A famous book focused on (and written during) the Great Depression, extolling the virtues of collectivism. A famously right wing director working at a time when the US film industry was suspicious of the least trace of Communist thought. John Ford's adaptation of John Steinbeck's classic is a strange beast - politically declawed, perhaps but still impactful. There's simply no way to watch this tale of an ageing matriarch and her ex-con son go across the dust bowl of Oklahoma in search of jobs that don't exist without feeling anger at the exploitative behaviour of employers and the systemic failure of government to guard...
- 9/6/2021
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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