Photograph from the 1930s documentary the plow that broke the plains, now available on a dvd with fresh performances of the original score, composed by virgil thomson. In the original french version, the story is told from the perspective of the penguins who speak form themselves in the first person. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The project was underwritten by the united states resettlement administration, a new deal organization. There he was influenced by early 20thcentury french composers, especially the group known as les six. Cu of great plains and in dotted lines the states in covers are drawn and labeled the replaced with the information 625000 square miles 400 million acres. Thomsons 1936 score marked his first collaboration with documentary film maker pare lorentz. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
All critics 2 fresh 2 the story is filled in with quick. Filmmakercritic pare lorentz was the creative force behind the landmark documentary the plow that broke the plains. The film was part of a massive campaign by the federal government to convince. The plow that broke the plains pare lorentzs 1936 masterpiece, the plow that broke the plains, was produced for the resettlement administration to raise awareness about the dust bowl and new deal. History of motion picture final flashcards quizlet. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The plow that broke the plains is linked with the river since they are by the same director and funded by the same government agencies. Then we get music from the plow that broke the plains, a short 1936 documentary film that described some of the origins of americas midwestern dust bowl in the 1930s. The result was an aesthetic triumpha blend of photography, words, and music into a classic documentary filmthe plow that broke the plains. The plow that broke the plains aratrum quod campos latentis effregit est brevis pellicula documentaria anni 1936, quae mutationes monstrat regionis magnarum planitierum civitatum foederatarum et canadae cum agricultura effrenata pateram pulvis produceret. The plow that broke the plains 1936 rotten tomatoes. The plow that broke the plains is an american documentary that discusses the effects of uncontrolled farming on the great plains of usa and canada. His friend john houseman recommended thomson to a documentary filmmaker named pare lorenz. The national archives experience highlights americas film treasures pare lorentz made his classic film about the dust bowl of the 1930s, the plow that broke the plains, for the farm security administration in 1936.
The plow that broke the plains 1936 from tempestas et caelum films plus. It wasnt the drought that was the cause of the dust bowl. Go back to filtering menu tell us how we can improve. Lorentz film accomplished visually what president roosevelts radio speeches had been doing orally. Resettlement administration documentary the plow that broke the plains tells the history of the great plains region from the 1880s to the dust bowl of the early 1930s in order to. Virgil thomson november 25, 1896 september 30, 1989 was an american composer and critic. In may 1936, as the people of the great plains battled against the combined effects of overproduction, drought, and depression, the federal government released the plow that broke the plains. The plow that broke the plains film score by thomson britannica. The plow that broke the plains this classic film about the dust bowl has been one of the most widely praised and studied documentaries to be produced in america. The plow that broke the plains 1936, the first film created by the federal government for commercial distribution, traces the origins of the dust bowl back to. The dust bowl by cameron douglas craig and kevin harker jeanes. The plow that broke the plains the river virgil thomson dvds. Oklahoma contributor names rothstein, arthur, 19151985, photographer.
As the most influential documentary filmmaker of the great depression, lorentz was the leading us advocate for governmentsponsored documentary films. Publication date 1936 topics great depression 1930s. Turner classic movies to feature 5 environmental films on. Pare lorentzs 1936 documentary film the plow that broke the plains, which charts a history of soil exploitation.
Alexandre hogues mother earth laid bare from 1938 and crucified land from 1939, the subjects of my fourth chapter, respond to the dust bowl through landscapes that. The plow that broke the plains virgil thomson wise music. He was instrumental in the development of the american sound in classical music. The plow that broke the plains 1936 0510 1936 us documentary 25m user score. This 1936 film, directed by pare lorentz with original scores by virgil thomson, was aimed at aiding refugee families devastated by floods. The plow that broke the plains 1936 and the river 1937 will. The plow that broke the plains nr, 49 min documentary. Roosevelt to make films which would help him get the new deal approval. The film, written for the us resettlement administration department of agriculture and directed. The plow that broke the plains 1936 film by pare lorentz camera crew at railroad crossing outside bakersfield, california, waiting for migrants to cross the tracks in their jalopies, october 1935. It could have explained more of the problem with plowingup the plains but it did get its overall focus across. This documentary is about what happened to the great plains of the united states when a combination of farming practices and environmental factors led to the dust bowl of the 1930s.
Virgil thomson november 25, 1896 september 30, 1989 was an american. The plow that broke the plains adalah sebuah film dokumenter pendek tahun 1936 yang menampilkan apa yangt erjadi pada kawasan great plains di amerika serikat dan kanada saat kebun pertanian tak terkontrol berujung pada dust bowl. Encyclopedia of the great plains the plow that broke the. Pare lorentzs the plow that broke the plains 1936 and the river 1937 are landmark american documentary films.
Pare lorentzs the plow that broke the plains 1936 and the river 1938 and willard van dykes the city 1939 are notable new deal productions, each presenting complex combinations of social and ecological awareness, government propaganda, and leftist viewpoints. The plow that broke the plains is a 1936 short documentary film which shows what happened to the great plains region of the united states and canada when uncontrolled agricultural farming led to the dust bowl. The plow that broke the plains 1936 the plow that broke the plains is a short documentary written and directed by pare lorentz that shows how uncontrolled agricultural farming in the great plains region of the u. Aesthetically, they break new ground in seamlessly marrying pictorial imagery, symphonic music, and poetic free verse, all realised with supreme artistry. The new deal was a series of economic programs that were brought into law in the us between the years 1933 and.
During the 1930s and beyond, he also produced ballet scores, incidental music for the theater, and musical portraits, a genre in which he created more than 140 works. The plow that broke the plains part i by pare lorentz. Film tersebut ditulis dan disutradarai oleh pare lorentz. Other articles where the plow that broke the plains is discussed. The plow that broke the plains 1936 city university of. His documentary films the plow that broke the plains 1936, the river 1938 and the fight for life 1941. In style, the movie is a cinematic tone poem, matching superbly framed images with restlessly shifting music and flowing, unsentimental.
Plow that broke the plains environmental film festival. The plow that broke the plains 1936 in subject, the plow that broke the plains is a biography of the great plains region, an area of 625,000 square miles stretching from the texas panhandle through kansas and nebraska to the dakotas and the canadian border. This period of severe dust storms damaged the ecology of the prairies of the 1930s. Some images display only as thumbnails outside the library of congress because of rights considerations, but you have access to larger size images on site. The plow that broke the plains film score by thomson. He has been described as a modernist, a neoromantic, a neoclassicist, and a composer of an olympian blend of humanity and detachment whose expressive voice was always carefully muted until his late opera lord byron. Before al gore and an inconvenient truth, pare lorentz pioneered the modern documentary with two films that explore the sometimes uneasy coexistence of man and nature. In 1936 virgil thomson was a fortyyearold composer struggling for recognition and cash. The film was narrated by the american actor and baritone thomas hardie chalmers in 1999, the plow that broke the plains was selected for. Thomson the plow that broke the plains classical net. He made a series of powerful and polemical documentaries including the plow that broke the plains 1936 and the river 1937. The plow that broke the plains is a 1936 short documentary film which shows what happened to the great plains region of the united states and canada when. Script of the plow that broke the plains pages 1 3.
Its masterful use of music and edited images were to influence a generation of filmmakers. A high, treeless continent, without rivers, without streams. The plow that broke the plains part i internet archive. A classic among documentary films, it recounts, with a harmonious blend of poetic images, narrative, and music, the agricultural misuse of the great plains that resulted in the dust bowl of the 1930s.
Pellicula a pare lorentz scripta et directa est, cum cinematographia a leone hurwitz, radulpho steiner, paulo strand, paulo. The film, which examined the causes behind the dust bowl, was intended to encourage a sustainable use of natural resources. Without the plow that history would have been far different. Thomson, v plow that broke the plains the the river. The plow that broke the plains 1936 directed by pare lorentz. The plow that broke the plains, film score by american composer virgil thomson for the 1936 pare lorentz documentary film of the same name, a project of the united states resettlement administration later called the farm security administration, or fsa. The plow that broke the plains wisconsin public radio. The plow that broke the plains 1936 free movie online. The plow that broke the plains 1936 the movie database. Thomson created scores to the plow that broke the plains and the river films by pare lorentz, and louisiana story film by robert flaherty during 1936 and 1937. Film noir dark film, a term applied by french critics to a type of american film, usually in the detective or thriller genres, with lowkey lighting and a somber mood. Film tersebut dinarasikan oleh pemeran dan bariton amerika thomas hardie chalmers. The plow that broke the plains film by lorentz 1936.
Photo, print, drawing the plow that broke the plains. Resettlement administration documentary the plow that broke the plains tells the history of the great plains region. The plow that broke the plains, film score by american composer virgil thomson for the 1936 pare lorentz documentary film of the. This 1936 public domain documentary is about what happened to the great plains of the united states and canada when uncontrolled farming destroyed the soil and led to the dust bowl.