Nicholas Macdonald

Nicholas Gardiner Macdonald (born October 22, 1944) is an American author and filmmaker (as Nick Macdonald) who made several independent films during the 1970s, including Break Out! (1971) and The Liberal War (1974).[1] His book In Search of «La Grande Illusion»: a Critical Appreciation of Jean Renoir's Elusive Masterpiece[2] was published in November 2013.

Macdonald's anti-Vietnam War film, The Liberal War, is set in a utopian, anarchist future, looking back critically on the John F. Kennedy administration's prosecution of the war in Vietnam.[3] Contrary to the belief held by many that JFK intended to decrease American military involvement in Southeast Asia at the time of his assassination, The Liberal War argues that he had every intention of continuing his expansion of the conflict in Vietnam.[4] The Liberal War was acquired for the Study Collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in 1976.

His films have been shown in New York City at Film Forum, Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Brooklyn Academy of Music and many independent forums and universities.

Macdonald lives in Brooklyn, New York, and is the son of American writer and critic Dwight Macdonald.

References

  1. ↑ "Nicholas Macdonald". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
  2. ↑ "In Search of La Grande Illusion: A Critical Appreciation of Jean Renoir's Elusive Masterpiece - Kindle edition by Nicholas Macdonald.". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
  3. ↑ James, David E. Allegories of Cinema: American Film in the Sixties. Princeton University Press, 1989. pp. 206, 209-211.
  4. ↑ Anderson, Steve F. Technologies of History: Visual Media and the Eccentricity of the Past. UPNE, 2011. pp 43-46.


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