The Order of Myths
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  • Summary: The first Mardi Gras in America was celebrated in Mobile, Alabama in 1703. In 2008, it is still racially segregated. A fascinating investigation into our nation's history and traditions, this acclaimed, award-winning documentary illuminates the complexities of race relations in 21st century America. (The Cinema Guild)… Expand

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  1. Positive: 11 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 12
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  1. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Pete Vonder Haar
    90
    Smartly edited, utterly engrossing, and as intelligent an examination of American race relations as I've seen.
  2. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: David Edelstein
    80
    Brown explores a potentially enraging subject--rigidly upheld racial segregation in the country's oldest Mardi Gras celebration, in Mobile, Alabama--but her touch is so unforced and her gaze so open that no one is bruised.
  3. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Josh Rosenblatt
    78
    "They have their Mardi Gras; we have ours," the explanation goes on both sides, but everyone seems to realize it's just a rationalization aimed at covering over Mobile's docile perpetuation of segregation.
  4. Variety
    Reviewed by: John Anderson
    60
    Order of Myths looks good, and its characters are memorable. It's important to know that the "traditions" extolled by both sides of Mobile involve keeping people apart. But it's not clear at all that Brown is bringing them together.

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