Dear Videonews Subscribers,
First Run/Icarus Films is proud to announce the release of THE TAKE, a film=
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by No Logo author Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis. This critically acclaimed=20
winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2004 AFI Los Angeles International=20
Film Festival is still in theaters, but is now available to Videonews=20
subscribers on video.
THE TAKE
A Film by AVI LEWIS & NAOMI KLEIN
ARGENTINA: =93NOT JUST ANOTHER POOR COUNTRY, BUT A RICH COUNTRY MADE POOR!=
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The extraordinary drama of Argentina=92s decline during the last decades of=
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the 20th century is a cautionary tale of violence, corruption and betrayal.=
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Suave, smiling and tanned, President Carlos Menem shamelessly presided over=
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a great nation=92s economic collapse. No Logo author Naomi Klein and Avi=20
Lewis follow the exhilarating rise of a workers=92 movement to repossess=20
abandoned Argentine factories, recreating the jobs they once held within=20
the framework of a democratically run cooperative. THE TAKE embodies a=20
vision of working people forging genuine alternatives to a brutal economic=
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model =AD a story whose implications are universal.
"Stirring!" - The New York Times
"Extraordinary!" - The New Yorker
"A cross between Michael Moore's caustic style and Ken Loach's eloquence."=
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- The International Herald Tribune
"Astonishing! Built around a solution and a success story." - Seattle Weekly
"[Its] greatest achievement is in personalizing the globalization debate."=
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- New York Post
"Moving! Fierce! Inspiring! Committed and compassionate." - Washington Post
"Excellent! A classic victory for the little guy... If it were shown in=20
U.S. cities hit by factory closures, it might give unemployed Americans=20
ideas." - New York Daily News
"Look out, Donald Trump. You're so totally fired!" - The National Post
** Best Justice and Human Rights Film, 2004 Vermont International Film=
Festival
** 2004 Venice International Film Festival (Italy)
** 2004 Hot Docs International Documentary Festival
<http://frif.com/new2004/ake.html>CLICK HERE for more on THE TAKE -=20
Including Theatrical Dates and Cities
87 minutes / color / 2004 / closed captioned / Order # VNF05-07
Sale/video: $440
Rental/video: $150
- Please refer to Order # on all purchase orders and written requests.
- Free preview for purchase consideration is available.
- Purchase price includes Public Performance Rights.
<http://thetake.org/>CLICK HERE for the Official=20
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