The Order of Myths

Name: The Order of Myths
Genre: Documentary
Released: July 25, 2008
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 79

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Cinema Guild | Release Date: July 25, 2008 | Not Rated

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]

Director: Margaret Brown

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 97 min

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Robert Abele

An invaluable portrait of us-and-them America, a smart, generous, poignant, quietly disturbing movie about secrecy and hospitality, and how easy it is for a tradition of separateness to flourish when the stakes are as deceptively frivolous as an eye-popping yearly party. Read full review

Manohla Dargis

Eschewing voice-over or any obvious trace of an on-screen or off-screen presence, she (Brown) lets her images, a little text and other people do the talking for her. Her quiet has its own force. Read full review

Pete Vonder Haar

Smartly edited, utterly engrossing, and as intelligent an examination of American race relations as I've seen. Read full review

Josh Rosenblatt

"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. Read full review

James Greenberg

Exotic and thoughtful. Read full review

Vadim Rizov

Quietly shocking, The Order of Myths is a deft, engrossing cross-section of Mobile life, heavy on local color and insight. Read full review

John Anderson

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. Read full review

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dajhorn

Sep 7, 2014

Order of Myths reminds me of something produced by the Film Board of Canada that you might be forced to watch in a high school social studies class. It has high production values and the teacher might care about the topic, but as a documentary it is utterly forgettable if you aren't somehowOrder of Myths reminds me of something produced by the Film Board of Canada that you might be forced to watch in a high school social studies class. It has high production values and the teacher might care about the topic, but as a documentary it is utterly forgettable if you aren't somehow invested in the American Deep South.

I'm also docking a few points because I get the impression that some average people agreed to be interviewed and assumed good faith, but they were made to look stupid with snide editing. (eg: Unnecessary comments about dress tailoring, the guy talking about how handicapped children enjoy the show, the girls talking backstage, etc.)… Expand

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