UNKNOWN SECRETS
Art & the Rosenberg Era
Chicago Film Festival: Silver Hugo; New England Film Festival,
Montreal World Film Festival, Denver Film Festival, Jewish Film
Festival; Cork Film Festival; Cleveland Film Festival
Commies. Atom Spies. Fellow Travelers. For more than forty years
these, and other phrases, helped keep the Cold War alive. Now,
we are told, the war is over. For those who wish to understand
the origins of the Cold War, UNKNOWN SECRETS: Art and the Rosenberg
Era provides a dramatic introduction.
No story from that dark era provokes more
debate than the arrest, trial, and execution of Julius and Ethel
Rosenberg. Convicted of conspiring to pass the secret of the atom
bomb to the Soviets, the Rosenbergs were electrocuted on June
19, 1953.
Dozens of books have been written about the case. But, until now,
it was virtually unknown that scores of artists and writers, including
Picasso and Leger, Arthur Miller and Adrienne Rich, had also expressed
themselves about the Rosenbergs.
UNKNOWN SECRETS is rich with art and literature from the
1950's to the present. The dramatic literary readings by Ed Asner,
Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Tony Randall, and others powerfully bring
to life the paintings, sculpture, photographs, and archival footage
of the characters in the Rosenberg story and the climate of the
times.
Based on a compelling book and nationally touring art exhibit,
UNKNOWN SECRETS looks back at what happened, deciphering
the language of the Cold War, and the place of art in politics,
from the days of Joe McCarthy to those of Jesse Helms.
Click to see more art:
- Alice Neel, Eisenhower, McCarthy and
Dulles, 1953
- Ralph Fasanella, McCarthy Press, 1963
- Picture of the artist Ralph Fasanella
- Rockwell Kent, The Judgment of Julius
and Ethel Rosenberg, 1955
- Leon Marcus, Roy Judas Cohn, 1986
- David Wojnarowicz, The Anatomy and
Architecture of June 19, 1953, 1987
1990 .... 29 minutes.... color.
Produced
and Directed by Daniel Keller, Charles Light, and Rob Okun
- A Green Mountain Post/Rosenberg Era Art Project Production
Music by Patty Carpenter & Richard
Corey
- Narrated by John Randolph
- Featuring the voices of:
- Ed Asner, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Tovah Feldshuh,
- Jack Gilford, George Irving, Tony Randall, and Shirley
Romaine
- 1/2" Home Video: $29.95
- 1/2" Video with Public Performance Rights: $149.95
- 16mm rental: $100 plus $12 shipping
- For 3/4", 16mm, or used print sale, please inquire
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- "...a stunning mood piece that underscores the wave
of anti-Communist hysteria...This original and refreshing approach
to an important historical era should have particular appeal
for schools, junior high through college, and public libraries
as well."---Video Rating Guide for Libraries
"...perceptive spotlight on political dissension....shows
how the artistic and literary community was the conscience of
the nation during the McCarthy era."---Paul Sherman,
Boston Herald
"There's some great political irony amid the heartfelt recollections....most
impressive cast..."---San Francisco Bay Guardian
"...a beautifully realized film..."---Robin Dougherty,
Boston Phoenix
For more information contact:
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