Doing Time - Life Inside the Big House
by Alan Raymond
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Director: Alan RaymondBrand: New Video
Cinematographer: Alan Raymond
Editor: Alan Raymond
Producer: Alan Raymond
Producer: Susan Raymond
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 60 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-06-27
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Docurama
DVD Reviews of Doing Time - Life Inside the Big House
DVD Review: Upsetting, Insightful; Phenomenal Achievement
Summary: 5 Stars
Alan Rudolph (& wife) have crafted a film of unusual intensity. They were given permission to film inside Lewisberg, the maximum security prison that seems to be the end of the line for serious criminals. These are men who seem to have no hope of rehabilitation, and the interviews are riveting, whether from inmates or guards. Indeed, the warden seems to have a definite idea of what works. Much has been said about abuse in the prisons, and this film somewhat dispels that myth. To appreciate the power of this film is to know the power of evil; I won't blab away a lot, but I was totally absorbed in the material at hand. The Raymonds are to be commended for this Oscar-nominated effort. Extras on the DVD are fine and insightful.
Description of Doing Time - Life Inside the Big House
Called "riveting and beautifully made" by The New York Times, the Academy Award?-nominated DOING TIME: LIFE INSIDE THE BIG HOUSE takes a hard-edged look at life inside the walls of Lewisburg, a maximum security federal penitentiary where the notion of rehabilitation and parole have all but been abandoned. After gaining unprecedented permission from the Justice Department, Emmy? Award-winner Alan Raymond spent five weeks inside Lewisberg. With access to the entire prison, the Raymonds captured the stories of corrections officers as well as the inmates, including drug lords, "lifers" with no possibility of parole, and prisoners convicted of leading prison riots. Detailing a world where prisoners carry "shanks" and officers respond to violence in full riot gear, this candid documentary reveals what life inside "the big house" is really like. A rare, unprecedented look at the prison subculture, DOING TIME: LIFE INSIDE THE BIG HOUSE will challenge the way you look at incarceration in America. DVD Features: Filmmaker Interview; Filmmaker Biographies; Interactive Menus; Scene SelectionGeneral DVDs
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