Review of Medium Cool (1969) by Niccolo F — 05 Sep 2008
This really is a "film of the moment" and was wildly ahead of its time. Robert Forster stars as an apathetic cameraman forced to assess the moral role the camera plays in the modern world (when should filming the news stop and human intervention begin?) when he learns his TV employer has been leaking his footage to the FBI.
Seamlessly weaving fictional footage and documentary reportage of the 1968 Democratic Convention the lines between fact and fiction dissolve. To top it all the audience itself comes under Wexler's scrutiny in a similar way that Michael Haneke has attempted with his Funny Games.
Quentin Tarantino's casting of Robert Forster in Jackie Brown further demonstrats the resonance the film has.
This review of Medium Cool (1969) was written by Niccolo F on 05 Sep 2008.
Medium Cool has generally received very positive reviews.
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