Review of Brother, Can You Spare a Dollar? (2012) by Mantaray — 10 Jul 2013

This film is a challenging reminder of the harshest part of the history of our country economically, the Great depression, and how it compares with the Great Recession that started with the 2008 crash and subsequent damage that continues to this day.

The retelling of the period from a variety of people who endured it is compelling, and while the filmmakers premise, that the greed of the ever growing consumer generations that followed the depression is shaky, the diverse avenues he takes us down, his sometimes elegant sometimes quirky approaches make for a very interesting film.

I saw it at the Huntington Cinema Arts Theatre in Huntington where there was standing room only and the meaty question and answer period after the showing, with the filmmaker taking the questions was provocative and informative.