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Ken Burns: The Address DVD

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At Greenwood School in Vermont, its students, boys, ages 11 to 17, are asked each year to memorize the Gettysburg Address. These boys all suffer from learning differences that have made their progress extremely challenging. Interweaving the history of this famous American speech with the journey of the boys, The Address reveals the timeless resonance of Linc... ... More
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At Greenwood School in Vermont, its students, boys, ages 11 to 17, are asked each year to memorize the Gettysburg Address. These boys all suffer from learning differences that have made their progress extremely challenging. Interweaving the history of this famous American speech with the journey of the boys, The Address reveals the timeless resonance of Lincoln's words, while culminating in the triumph of the human spirit.


Ken Burns: The Address

At the tiny Greenwood School in the small New England town of Putney, Vermont, its roughly 50 students, boys from the ages of 11 to 17, are asked each year to memorize the Gettysburg Address. This would be a daunting assignment for any student, but the boys at Greenwood all suffer from learning differences that have made their personal, academic and social progress extremely challenging.

Embedding camera crews at the school for three months to chronicle the boys' struggle to learn Abraham Lincoln's immortal words and deliver them in a final public recitation, acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns has created a fascinating and inspiring documentary that shows them heroically confronting past failures and humiliations, ultimately opening the door to what Lincoln himself called "a new birth of freedom." 

Interweaving the history of this most famous of American speeches with the contemporary journey of the boys at Greenwood, The Address reveals the timeless resonance of Lincoln's words, while culminating in the triumph of the human spirit.

Producer: Chris Darling, Ken Burns
Executive Producer: Ken Burns
Production Company: WETA; Florentine Films
Production Year: 2014
Copyright Year: 2014
Rating: TV-G
Writers: Ken Burns
Number of Discs: 1
Length: 90 minutes
Subtitled: Y
Subtitle Languages: English (SDH)
Language Track: Spanish
DVI: Y
Audio Format: 5.1 Surround
Aspect Ratio: 16x9 Widescreen


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Michael reviewed Ken Burns: The Address DVD
5.0 star rating
Really Eye Opening
Review by Michael review stating Really Eye Opening
Being a Lincoln fan, I thought I was buying a new DVD about the Gettysburg Address. I did get more than I bargained for! The school and their teaching methods are wonderful and it is too bad that other schools do not teach history the way this school does. This DVD bridged the age generation of 150 years and it shows that every child can learn. The fact they use the Gettysburg Address makes it even more imoressive. This video made me proud of the past history of this country and it made me so proud for the young men and theri families that others thought were nit normal GREAT DVD!!!!
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Ed reviewed Ken Burns: The Address DVD
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Everybody is worth saving
Review by Ed review stating Everybody is worth saving
I was surprised by this film, expecting it to be about the Gettysburg Address. Its really about kids at a special school. This movie taught me to never, ever give up on kids.
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Grandmother reviewed Ken Burns: The Address DVD
5.0 star rating
Educational and heartwarming
Review by Grandmother review stating Educational and heartwarming
As a grandparent of a child with Dyslexia and Dysgraphia, I found this story inspiring. Also revealing...although we read much about both learning difficulties, it is much more powerful to watch this story and to experience with the students their struggles and successes. I only wish I could order the DVD but it is unavailable to us in Canada.

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