{"id":40247,"date":"2018-04-26T23:40:22","date_gmt":"2018-04-27T06:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40247"},"modified":"2020-12-30T10:21:47","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T17:21:47","slug":"far-from-vietnam-1967","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40247","title":{"rendered":"Far From Vietnam (1967)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;America wants to show that the revolutionary struggle can only fail.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Far-From-Vietnam-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Far-From-Vietnam-Poster-204x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-40248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Far-From-Vietnam-Poster-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Far-From-Vietnam-Poster-87x128.jpg 87w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Far-From-Vietnam-Poster-768x1128.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Far-From-Vietnam-Poster-697x1024.jpg 697w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Far-From-Vietnam-Poster.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nVarious French directors voice their strong anti-Vietnam War sentiments in this compiled documentary about America&#8217;s involvement in the country&#8217;s civil war.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alain Resnais Films<\/li>\n<li>Documentary<\/li>\n<li>Episodic Films<\/li>\n<li>French Films<\/li>\n<li>Godard Films<\/li>\n<li>Revolutionaries<\/li>\n<li>Vietnam War<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nFrench director-essayist <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chris_Marker\">&#8220;Chris Marker&#8221;<\/a> spearheaded this collective effort (by himself, Joris Ivens, William Klein, Claude Lelouch, Agn\u00e8s Varda, Jean-Luc Godard and Alain Resnais) to voice opposition to America&#8217;s involvement in Vietnam &#8212; and while some segments inevitably fare better than others, it remains surprisingly engaging and revelatory. Possibly the most emotional sequence shows the young widow of self-immolating Quaker protestor <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Norman_Morrison\">Norman Morrison<\/a> calmly caring for her kids while visiting friends in Vietnam; (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_political_self-immolations\">I honestly had no idea how many people have chosen this as a form of protest over the years.<\/a>) On the flip side, Jean-Luc Godard&#8217;s segment is the most annoying; as DVD Savant writes, it features &#8220;a rambling verbal discourse with dull shots of himself pretending to operate a large film camera&#8221; as he &#8220;states that the best thing he can do is to lend his name to this movie&#8221; (!) since Hanoi refused to give him a travel visa. Ah, ego. <\/p>\n<p>Not unexpectedly, the film was far from neutrally received in America. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s4373viet.html\">As DVD Savant notes in his review<\/a>: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;When it was new <em>Far from Vietnam<\/em> mainly saw screenings at festivals and on college campuses, probably in so-so 16mm prints. Commercial bookings for anti-establishment pictures were difficult, due to vandalism and smoke bomb attacks by right-wing extremists. When they could, U.S. customs officials prohibited the import of &#8216;foreign propaganda&#8217;. The situation wasn&#8217;t all that different in France, where a theater showing <em>Far from Vietnam<\/em> was heavily damaged and its manager beaten by a mob of thugs.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Even for viewers who have seen other documentaries or movies about the war, <em>Far From Vietnam<\/em> is well worth a look as an invaluable historical document. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Many powerful, memorable moments and sequences<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Far-From-Vietnam-Drama.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Far-From-Vietnam-Drama.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Far-From-Vietnam-Drama.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Far-From-Vietnam-Drama-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Far-From-Vietnam-Drama-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Far-From-Vietnam-Anne-Morrison.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Far-From-Vietnam-Anne-Morrison.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Far-From-Vietnam-Anne-Morrison.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Far-From-Vietnam-Anne-Morrison-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Far-From-Vietnam-Anne-Morrison-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Far-From-Vietnam-Protest1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Far-From-Vietnam-Protest1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Far-From-Vietnam-Protest1.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Far-From-Vietnam-Protest1-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Far-From-Vietnam-Protest1-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Far-From-Vietnam-Protest3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Far-From-Vietnam-Protest3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Far-From-Vietnam-Protest3.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Far-From-Vietnam-Protest3-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Far-From-Vietnam-Protest3-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Far-From-Vietnam-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Far-From-Vietnam-Still.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Far-From-Vietnam-Still.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Far-From-Vietnam-Still-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Far-From-Vietnam-Still-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, once, for its historical significance. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0061913\/?ref_=nv_sr_1\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1968\/06\/07\/archives\/film-far-from-vietnamsix-directors-join-to-shape-a-collage.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s4373viet.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;America wants to show that the revolutionary struggle can only fail.&#8221; Synopsis: Various French directors voice their strong anti-Vietnam War sentiments in this compiled documentary about America&#8217;s involvement in the country&#8217;s civil war. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Alain Resnais Films Documentary Episodic Films French Films Godard Films Revolutionaries Vietnam War Review: French director-essayist &#8220;Chris Marker&#8221; spearheaded this collective effort (by himself, Joris Ivens, William Klein, Claude Lelouch, Agn\u00e8s Varda, Jean-Luc Godard and Alain Resnais) to voice opposition to America&#8217;s&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40247\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.9 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"&quot;America wants to show that the revolutionary struggle can only fail.&quot; Synopsis: Various French directors voice their strong anti-Vietnam War sentiments in this compiled documentary about America&#039;s involvement in the country&#039;s civil war. 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