Thursday, September 12, 2013

From Protest to Resistance


Saul Landau
Rest In Peace

"Saul Landau, a determinedly leftist documentary filmmaker and writer whose passion for asking what he called “the most intrusive questions” yielded penetrating cinematic profiles of leaders like Fidel Castro and Salvador Allende, died on Monday at his home in Alameda, Calif. He was 77. Mr. Landau aspired to marshal art and literature to illuminate social and political problems, and his point of view was almost always apparent." Story continues here: Saul Landau, Maker Of Films With Leftist Edge, Dies At 77 (NY Times)

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