American Experience: The Rockefellers

American Experience: The Rockefellers
by Adriana Bosch, Elizabeth Deane

American Experience: The Rockefellers
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Actor: David Ogden Stiers
Director: Adriana Bosch, Elizabeth Deane
Brand: PBS
Cinematographer: Terry Hopkins
Composer: Michael Bacon
Editor: Jon Neuburger
Editor: Sarah Holt
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 210 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-04-17
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: PBS (Direct)

DVD Reviews of American Experience: The Rockefellers

DVD Review: Too loud background music.
Summary: 1 Stars

"The Rockefellers" It's a lousy product. I could not watch it without interruptions. The worst thing is the background music. Most of the time it is very loud. Moreover, the choice of music does not match to its contents at all.

It makes me DIZZY time to time; sometimes it makes me feel I'm going crazy. And this is not the only one. There are some other PBS DVDs with too loud background music.

The contents? It's OK. Four stars.

But, still....

How could anybody watch a DVD when it discomforts you so much? This product deserves ony one star, overall.

DVD Review: I couldn't wait to watch this again...
Summary: 5 Stars

As someone who is a lover of biographies, especially political biographies, I was thrilled the first time that PBS ran this series on the Rockefellers. I only knew bits and pieces about the family from articles that I read. But, watching the miniseries really sparked my fascination. To see how the family evolved from the patriarch, old "devil" Bill Rockefeller, into the philanthropic dynasty that we know was a particularly interesting journey. I would encourage everyone to buy this series because it combines all the elements of a good story: love, sex, angst, losses and victories. You won't be disappointed.

DVD Review: Dynasty
Summary: 3 Stars

This series is lllllloooonnnngggg!!! Still, I enjoyed it. I wonder about how the rich get rich and stay rich. This work illustrates that via one family. Some may feel that the Rockefellers are yesteryear's news, but the topics presented here are very similar to what Bill Gates is facing. This work moves from monopolies to philanthropy to politics. What stood out to me is how ever Rockefeller generation did something differently once the parents died and couldn't chastise them. I think many young people may relate to wanting to free themselves from older authorities.

The first rich Rockefeller lost all his hair. They had an interviewee with no eyebrows. I wonder if they purposely chose her because she was missing hair that most people still possess. One interviewee had really bad teeth that any dentist could have fixed. One Rockefeller descendant interviewed had a Band-Aid on his head. I think that points to his humanity that he was willing to be filmed bandaged when he could have requested an interview after the cut on his head healed.

Several Rockefellers, of various ages and genders, gave interviews for this work. They must have approved of the documentary if they willingly participated. Though the work speaks of condemnation of the Rockefellers by the public, they also just reported the facts. Perhaps the neutrality of the work persuaded the family to get involved in it.

I was going to title my review "For those whom much is given" and then one Rockefeller actually spoke that line himself. Perhaps it's a given that the mega-rich have responsibilities in addition to their numerous advantages.

Description of American Experience: The Rockefellers

Studio: Pbs Release Date: 05/04/2009 Run time: 210 minutes

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