Nobody could play such role as the remarkable Bette Davis did in movie about censorship that spread in America personified in the bleak character of Joseph McCarthy on the early fifties until 1957 one year before Storm Center be release, dealing with the same paronoid subject over reds alleged that were plotting against democracy whereof crushed reputations of many American citizens imposed by the McCarthysm or more commonly known as witch hunt.
At conservative small town on America a librarian head Alicia Hull (Bette Davis) enters in a clash with the city council about a book over communist propaganda, for a long time Alicia struggles to build a new wing addressed by children, she needs their financial support to take it ahead, an appointment is settle to tackle the issue, the council board voted by consensus approve such endeavor, in other hand another council member Paul Duncan (Brian Keith) requires that Mrs. Alicia pull out from the library the book that regarding the communist system for good, meanwhile the prouder librarian disagreed of such outrageous order, just for own principles, it somehow angers Duncan that has yearns political ladder with strong statement against any kind of reds liaisons, whatever it's be.
Even coerced accept at first moment Mrs. Alicia goes back your early agreement and turn over putting the infamous book at library's shelf available to the readers, it's raises wrath in the council board to make a quickly and hard resolution, the resignation of Mrs. Alicia from the charge that were approved by all them, triggering many nasty gossips, anger that ends up in an outrageous isolation of Mrs. Alicia of the whole community including their beloved kids readers that she had in high esteem.
Notwithstanding the subject in question be treat a bit contrived, it somehow hit the target concerning the jeopardy over the pre-censorship deploy in a democratic ground, where the American people already are aware this menace in advance due the bad samples scattered around the world and they sadly unfolding, fine approaching over this neuralgic issue, nevertheless in an overdone manner, which I watch in my teenager years.
Thanks for reading.
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First watch: 1977 / Source: TV-Youtube / How many: 2 / Rating: 7.
At conservative small town on America a librarian head Alicia Hull (Bette Davis) enters in a clash with the city council about a book over communist propaganda, for a long time Alicia struggles to build a new wing addressed by children, she needs their financial support to take it ahead, an appointment is settle to tackle the issue, the council board voted by consensus approve such endeavor, in other hand another council member Paul Duncan (Brian Keith) requires that Mrs. Alicia pull out from the library the book that regarding the communist system for good, meanwhile the prouder librarian disagreed of such outrageous order, just for own principles, it somehow angers Duncan that has yearns political ladder with strong statement against any kind of reds liaisons, whatever it's be.
Even coerced accept at first moment Mrs. Alicia goes back your early agreement and turn over putting the infamous book at library's shelf available to the readers, it's raises wrath in the council board to make a quickly and hard resolution, the resignation of Mrs. Alicia from the charge that were approved by all them, triggering many nasty gossips, anger that ends up in an outrageous isolation of Mrs. Alicia of the whole community including their beloved kids readers that she had in high esteem.
Notwithstanding the subject in question be treat a bit contrived, it somehow hit the target concerning the jeopardy over the pre-censorship deploy in a democratic ground, where the American people already are aware this menace in advance due the bad samples scattered around the world and they sadly unfolding, fine approaching over this neuralgic issue, nevertheless in an overdone manner, which I watch in my teenager years.
Thanks for reading.
Resume:
First watch: 1977 / Source: TV-Youtube / How many: 2 / Rating: 7.