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- Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat. by Grimonprez, Johan,film director.; Lincoln, Abbey,actor.; Blouin, Andrée,actor.; Gillespie, Dizzy,actor.; Coltrane, John,actor.; Armstrong, Louis,actor.; Simone, Nina,actor.; Films We Like (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Abbey Lincoln, Andrée Blouin, Dizzy Gillespie, John Coltrane, Louis Armstrong, Nina SimoneOriginally produced by Films We Like in 2024.United Nations, 1960: the Global South ignites a political earthquake, jazz musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach crash the Security Council, Nikita Khrushchev bangs his shoe, and the U.S. State Department swings into action, sending jazz ambassador Louis Armstrong to Congo to deflect attention from the CIA-backed coup. Director Johan Grimonprez captures the moment when African politics and American jazz collided in this magnificent essay film, a riveting historical rollercoaster that illuminates the political machinations behind the 1961 assassination of Congo’s leader Patrice Lumumba. Richly illustrated by eyewitness accounts, official government memos, testimonies from mercenaries and CIA operatives, speeches from Lumumba himself, and a veritable canon of jazz icons, SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT interrogates colonial history to tell an urgent and timely story of precedent that resonates more than ever in today’s geopolitical climate.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Political science.; Social sciences.; Arts.; African studies.; Foreign study.; Music.; History, Modern.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Current affairs.; History.; Jazz.; United States. Central Intelligence Agency.; Congo (Democratic Republic).; United Nations.; Assassination.; Performing arts.;
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- Florence Foster Jenkins [videorecording] / by Frears, Stephen,film director.; Martin, Nicholas,screenwriter.; Kuhn, Michael,film producer.; Seaward, Tracey,film producer.; Arianda, Nina,actor.; Ferguson, Rebecca,1983-actor.; Grant, Hugh,actor.; Helberg, Simon,actor.; Streep, Meryl,actor.; Pathé Entertainment (Firm),presenter.; BBC Films,presenter.; Qwerty Films (Firm),production company.;
Music, Alexandre Desplat ; editor, Valerio Bonelli ; director of photography, Danny Cohen.Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg, Rebecca Ferguson, Nina Arianda.A New York socialite who dreams of becoming a great opera singer. While the voice she hears in her head is beautiful, to everyone else it is hilariously awful. Her husband and biggest fan, St. Clair Bayfield is determined to protect his beloved Florence from the truth. But when Florence stages a huge concert at Carnegie Hall, he faces his greatest challenge to make sure her performance is a rousing success.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Comedy films.; Biographical films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Jenkins, Florence Foster, 1868-1944; Women singers; Socialites;
- For private home use only.
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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