{"id":5793,"date":"2008-08-14T11:41:48","date_gmt":"2008-08-14T18:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5793"},"modified":"2020-12-14T12:17:24","modified_gmt":"2020-12-14T19:17:24","slug":"james-dean-story-the-1957","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5793","title":{"rendered":"James Dean Story, The (1957)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Success was nothing more than the concealing leaf which covered the tree of his loneliness.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/James-Dean-Story-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/James-Dean-Story-Poster-193x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-57807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/James-Dean-Story-Poster-193x300.png 193w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/James-Dean-Story-Poster-82x128.png 82w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/James-Dean-Story-Poster-174x270.png 174w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/James-Dean-Story-Poster.png 565w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nDirectors Robert Altman and George W. George chronicle the tragically brief life of movie star James Dean.\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>Actors and Actresses<\/li>\n<li>Biopics<\/li>\n<li>Documentary<\/li>\n<li>Robert Altman Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nReleased just two years after Dean&#8217;s death, this unusual documentary is notable as one of Robert Altman&#8217;s first feature films, and for its use of a new &#8220;photo motion&#8221; technique which allowed Altman and George to incorporate numerous still photographs of Dean into the film&#8217;s narrative arc. The result is an undeniably adulatory yet surprisingly affecting look at Dean&#8217;s brief Hollywood career, one which examines his mystique as a brooding, introspective &#8220;rebel&#8221; by exploring the influences of his humble background as a semi-orphan on an Indiana farm. Martin Gabel&#8217;s solemn narration is often laughably corny (see quote above), but somehow fits within the sensibility of this poetic &#8217;50s homage &#8212; it may not offer a fully balanced view of Dean&#8217;s life, but does provide an informative reflection on his enduring resonance with disaffected youth, and will almost certainly be of interest to film fanatics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A truly heartfelt homage to Dean<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/james-dean-closeup.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/james-dean-closeup.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5795\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Effective use of Louis Clyde Stoumen&#8217;s &#8220;photo motion&#8221; technique to incorporate archival photographs into a documentary film<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/james-dean-photo-stop.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/james-dean-photo-stop.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5796\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, for its cinematic interest. <\/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\/tt0050558\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1957\/10\/19\/archives\/screen-elegy-for-actor-the-james-dean-story-an-82minute-memorial.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cinematicthreads.com\/review.php?id=1786&#038;ltr=J\">Cinematic Threads Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/342810\/the-james-dean-story#articles-reviews?articleId=17966\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/the-james-dean-story\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Success was nothing more than the concealing leaf which covered the tree of his loneliness.&#8221; Synopsis: Directors Robert Altman and George W. 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Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Actors and Actresses Biopics Documentary Robert Altman Films Review: Released just two years after Dean&#8217;s death, this unusual documentary is notable as one of Robert Altman&#8217;s first feature films, and for its use of a new &#8220;photo motion&#8221; technique which allowed Altman&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5793\"> 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_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5793"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5793\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57808,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5793\/revisions\/57808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}