Hemingway is a documentary film on the life of Ernest Hemingway produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. It first aired on PBS in April 2021.[1]
| Hemingway | |
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| Directed by | Ken Burns Lynn Novick |
| Narrated by | Peter Coyote |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Lynn Novick Ken Burns |
| Running time | 5 Hours, 42 minutes |
| Production companies | Florentine Films WETA |
| Original release | |
| Release | April 5 – April 7, 2021 |
Burns documented both the public and private personae of Hemingway from his birth in 1899 to his death in 1961. It focuses on Hemingway's writing, his four marriages, three sons, and Hemingway's peacetime and wartime lifestyle and interests, his alcoholism and character flaws.[2]
The film was narrated by Peter Coyote, with Jeff Daniels acting as the voice of Ernest Hemingway. Other voice actors include Meryl Streep, who voiced Hemingway's third wife, Martha Gellhorn.[3]
Senator John McCain was interviewed for this documentary sometime before his death in 2018. He had often cited Robert Jordan, the protagonist of Hemingway's novel For Whom the Bell Tolls, as his hero.[4]
Episodes
edit- "A Writer (1899–1929)"
- "The Avatar (1929–1944)"
- "The Blank Page (1944–1961)"
Ken Burns and PBS
editIn 2007, Burns had made an agreement with PBS to produce work for the network well into the next decade.[5] According to a 2017 piece in The New Yorker, Burns and his company, Florentine Films, selected topics for documentaries slated for release by 2030.
Reception
editStephen Colbert of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert called it "incredibly moving and beautiful".[6]
References
edit- ^ What to Watch on Monday The start of Ken Burns' 'Hemingway' documentary, The News & Observer, Brooke Cain, April 5, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ Los Angeles Times review, April 5, 2021
- ^ New York Times review, April 2, 2021
- ^ "Exclusive: John McCain interviewed in new Ken Burns film on Ernest Hemingway". April 2, 2021.
- ^ "Ken Burns | Biography, Documentaries, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (March 24, 2021). "Ken Burns Unpacks Ernest Hemingway's Facade of Masculinity | Ken Burns navigates the gap between the macho persona and the real inner life of his documentary subject, Ernest Hemingway. Dig deeper into the author's..." Facebook. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
External links
edit- Hemingway at IMDB
- Hemingway at Rotten Tomatoes
- Official site on PBS Links
- Making Hemingway Archived April 8, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
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