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  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Icarus Films
  • 1 h 20 m
  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Icarus Films
  • 1 h 20 m

Summary The Mississippi River Flood of 1927 was the most destructive river flood in American history. In the spring of 1927, the river broke out of its banks in 145 places and inundated 27,000 square miles to a depth of up to 30 feet. Part of it enduring legacy was the mass exodus of displaced sharecroppers. Musically, the Great Migration of rur...

Directed By: Bill Morrison

Written By: Bill Morrison

  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Icarus Films
  • 1 h 20 m
  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Icarus Films
  • 1 h 20 m

The Great Flood

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Summary The Mississippi River Flood of 1927 was the most destructive river flood in American history. In the spring of 1927, the river broke out of its banks in 145 places and inundated 27,000 square miles to a depth of up to 30 feet. Part of it enduring legacy was the mass exodus of displaced sharecroppers. Musically, the Great Migration of rur...

Directed By: Bill Morrison

Written By: Bill Morrison

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90
Jan 31, 2014
Guitarist-composer Bill Frisell's wall-to-wall, bluesy-jazzy soundtrack beautifully reflects and unifies the visuals while also helping to personalize this distinct endeavor. It's a terrific achievement.
By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW
90
Jan 9, 2014
The movie on its own is great, but with this music it's sublime.
By Jordan Hoffman FULL REVIEW
80
Jan 7, 2014
A striking experiment in music and moviemaking.
By Neil Genzlinger FULL REVIEW
70
Jan 8, 2014
Morrison has always closely collaborated with musicians, but here the helmer goes one better, making music the ultimate product of the Great Flood.
By Ronnie Scheib FULL REVIEW
70
Jan 8, 2014
The Great Flood works as a wordless narrative of human endurance, showing communities gathering to stack sandbags, then gathering again to dig out of the muck after their previous efforts failed.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
63
Jun 12, 2014
At its best, The Great Flood is hypnotic — at its worst, numbing.
By Mark Feeney FULL REVIEW
63
Jan 7, 2014
Even in comparatively conventional mode, Bill Morrison's work still benefits from the poetic potential of nature's repossession of its own elements.
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Production Company Hypnotic Pictures
Release Date Jan 8, 2014
Duration 1 h 20 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://billmorrisonfilm.com/feature-length-films/the-great-flood/1
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