King
Perceptive, probing and ultimately devastating, 'The King' is for anyone who cares about where this country has been and where it's headed.
The King
Forty years after the death of Elvis Presley, two-time Sundance Grand Jury winner Eugene Jarecki’s new film takes the King’s 1963 Rolls-Royce on a musical road trip across America. From Memphis to New York, Las Vegas, and beyond, the journey traces the rise and fall of Elvis as a metaphor for the country he left behind. In this groundbreaking film, Jarecki paints a visionary portrait of the state of the American Dream and a penetrating look at how the hell we got here. A diverse cast of Americans, both famous and not, join the journey.
Genre
Documentary,
Pop Culture,
Politics,
Rock and Roll
Runtime
107
Language
English
Director
Eugene Jarecki
Cast
The Handsome Family,
Emmylou Harris,
Ethan Hawke,
Billie Holiday,
Immortal Technique,
Van Jones,
Ashton Kutcher,
Greil Marcus,
Mike Myers,
Dan Rather,
Sigur Rós,
Stax Academy All Stars,
Big Mama Thornton,
M Ward,
Kat Wright,
Alec Baldwin,
Nicki Bluhm,
the Gramblers,
Chuck D,
Emisunshine,
the Rain
Awards:
Nominee, Golden Eye, Cannes Film Festival
FEATURED REVIEW
Gwen Ihnat, AV Club
The American Dream is a conceit that’s woven into the fabric of the country: Anyone can come to the U.S., and through hard work and diligence, accomplish anything they set out to do. It’s also almost a complete fabrication, as evidenced by the fact that the majority of the wealth in this country is ...
Played at
Monica Film Center 7.13.18 - 7.19.18
Playhouse 7 7.14.18 - 7.29.18
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