America's Heart and Soul
America's Heart and Soul
| 04 July 2004 (USA)
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Filmmaker Louis Schwartzberg hits the road to capture America's people and its natural beauty. sea to shining sea, from amber waves of grain to purple mountain majesties, it's not merely the land that makes America beautiful -- it's her people. Captured with stunning cinematography, AMERICA'S HEART & SOUL takes you on a journey that weaves across this great nation, revealing a rich tapestry of ordinary people living extraordinary lives as they follow their dreams with the freedom of spirit that's uniquely American. From the Vermont dairy farmer, to the blind mountain climber, to the father and son marathon runners, their inspiring stories are as different as can be -- passionate, colorful, courageous, funny, touching.

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Terminal Madness

If you think this is how America truly is, then you're so naive. Where do the issues about poverty, the economy, deficit, high taxes, inflation, and racial injustice come in? Surprise, surprise it's never featured here nor is it EVER talked about!We see some amazing direction followed by actors acting like real Joe schmoes reading from a script who display their pleasure with this grand country as if we don't have problems, because this propaganda would rather have us ignore the problems because it's much better to just watch this comedy and forget our misery.Smart people will really dislike this and will see right through its act, as I did. Is it UnAmerican to see right through this propaganda? It's Unamerican to pretend we have no problems.

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wrdunham-1

This is a great documentary. The losers who claim it is an antidote or a wannabe of Farenheit 911 do not realize this film was started years before Michael Moore ever squatted to crap out his latest propaganda. It surprises me there are so many fools out there that truly do hate America and what makes America great. They will not love this country until it becomes another Eurotrash country of Socialism and no morals.Most of us who live in flyover areas of this country do love America and realize that Capitalism works for everyone except low life leeches.Most of you should know this documentary is worth seeing and will be enjoyed by everyone except the most Liberal "commies".

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wdew23

How full of hate and despise one must be to interject politics into this movie. This film displays true accounts of American individuality from very different points of view. This is the most free society on earth! Those who continuously wish for socialism and government restrictions on everything including corporations, please find a friendly European country to take you in. This is a refreshing look at Americans for Americans. I saw nothing about Democrats or Republicans, only Americans. I guess it is true that some political affiliations do hate America. Just sit back and watch real people. It seems that a positive attitude toward anything American seems evil or corrupt. I for one believe America is still great. See this film!

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zanarie30

I just got back from the premiere of America's Heart & Soul. It wasn't particularly high on my priority list of films to see this summer, but oh, what I would have missed, had I not gone. I was expecting something along the lines of the old Circle-Vision travelogues at Disneyland, but this film is nothing like that. It's funny and heartwarming, beautiful and inspirational. I didn't want it to end.Whatever your politics are, put them aside and go see this film. You'll leave with a sense of pride for who we are as Americans at our best. But there's no flag waving going on, just simple vignettes of Americans of all walk of life doing what they love. People like us.

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