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Whether re-creating an actual event or simply being set in a bygone era, films have long taken liberties with the truth. While some members of the audience can appreciate a movie without being distracted by historical inaccuracies, other viewers are more discerning. From revered classics like Gone with the Wind to recent award winners like Argo, Hollywood films often are taken to task for their loose adherence to the facts. But what obligation do filmmakers have to the truth when trying to create a two-hour piece of entertainment? In Bringing History to Life through Film: The Art of Cinematic Storytelling, Kathryn Anne Morey brings together essays that explore the controversial issue of film...
The older folks in the Hardcastle family are unwillingly used to poverty; they still stubbornly believe that business will improve. But the young people are restless; in between, the young men and the young women do not obligingly wait for trade to turn the corner. Sally waits for Larry until he is killed in a labor parade. Her brother and his girl have to marry on the meager pittance of poorhouse relief. After six months of hopelessness Sally goes to keep house for a wealthy man who can support her. That is the only way out for her and the broken family -- Publisher.
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