Power and the Land
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Film's intent was to encourage farmers to form their own electrical cooperatives with the help of the Rural Electrification Administration. Looks at American farm life before and after electrification on the William Parkinson farm, St. Clairsville, Ohio, Ivens' first American film is a social documentary in the tradition of The River. A portrait of farm life in a nonelectrified situation is contrasted with the same life after the arrival of electricity.
Credits
- Directed by
- Joris Ivens
Complete catalog record
, Ivens' first American film is a social documentary in the tradition of The River. A portrait of farm life in a nonelectrified situation is contrasted with the same life after the arrival of electricity.
, NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.
, NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, catalog record
- Wikidata · Q123287600 ↗ — country, credits
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