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A film by Joseph Dorman & Toby Perl Freilich
104 minutes, color, 2018
Daniel Patrick Moynihan did not
just live in the twentieth century, he strode across it: a colossus of ideas and a man of deeds.
He was an influential intellectual and sociologist, policy specialist, ambassador and long-serving senator. In an age of rigid ideologies, he was a man who embraced the contradictions and complexity of public policy without ever despairing of the role of government in the lives of its citizens.
Fifteen years after his death, as the nation sinks further into hyper-partisanship and politics has become dominated by the frenzy of social media, the first feature length documentary about his life captures Moynihan as never before.
“Entertaining. Makes the case for him as a towering figure whose passion, wit and wonkiness now seem like precious qualities in governance.” -Ben Kenigsberg, THE NEW YORK TIMES
“Intelligently crafted and enlightening. Joyously brings to life one of the most colorful, brainy characters in 20th-century American politics.” -Lisa Jo Sagolla, FILM JOURNAL
“The beauty and importance of the new documentary MOYNIHAN lies in its ability to show both young and old generations who this singular man was
and what he was able to accomplish via his intelligence and perseverance, as well as his understanding and appreciation of the human condition in so many of its seemingly contradictory forms. Even more (much more, in fact) that this year's popular doc on Ruth Bader Ginsburg, MOYNIHAN is chock full of the kind of intelligence, fact and detail that will keep you glued to the screen and savoring every word. The film is dense but accessible, challenging but entertaining...a terrific documentary." -James van Maanen, TRUST MOVIES
Featuring an array of luminaries including: Former Vice President Joseph Biden Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer Former Senator Bill Bradley, D. N.J. Henry Kissinger, former U.S. Secretary of State Lawrence O’Donnell, MSNBC commentator George Will, Washington Post and Syndicated Columnist Norman Podhoretz, former editor Commentary Magazine Ta-Nehisi Coates, author & many more
OPENS TODAY in NEW YORK CITY at FILM FORUM
OPENS OCTOBER 12 in LOS ANGELES & OCTOBER 19 in WASHINGTON, DC
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