Far from Vietnam (1967) Synopsis

This documentary is made up of 11 segments. 1. 'Bomb Hanoi!': life in Hanoi under the bombs. 2. 'A Parade Is a Parade!': three demonstrations against the Vietnam War: Humphrey in Paris, Veterans Day in New York, May Day on Wall Street. 3. 'Johnson Cries': Vietnamese actors stage a show on the Americans' defeat. 4. 'Claude Ridder': a French intellectual monologues and voices his bad conscience. 5. 'Flash Back': a short retelling of the origins of the war. 6. 'Camera Eye': Jean-Luc Godard presents his case of conscience. 7. 'Victor Charlie': American singer-songwriter Tom Paxton mocks the purpose of the war, then director Michèle Ray explains why she is "on the other side". 8. 'Why We Fight': Westmoreland lays out the official US thesis. 9. 'Fidel Castro': Fidel Castro praises the example set by the Vietnamese. 10. 'Ann Uyen': Uyen, a Vietnamese woman from Paris, and Ann, wife of Norman Morrison, explain the meaning of the American Quaker's sacrifice. 11. 'Vertigo': Demonstration of American pacifists on April 15, 1967 in New York.—X

This documentary is made up of 11 segments. 1. 'Bomb Hanoi!': life in Hanoi under the bombs. 2. 'A Parade Is a Parade!': three demonstrations against the Vietnam War: Humphrey in Paris, Veterans Day in New York, May Day on Wall Street. 3. 'Johnson Cries': Vietnamese actors stage a show on the Americans' defeat. 4. 'Claude Ridder': a French intellectual monologues and voices his bad conscience. 5. 'Flash Back': a short retelling of the origins of the war. 6. 'Camera Eye': Jean-Luc Godard presents his case of conscience. 7. 'Victor Charlie': American singer-songwriter Tom Paxton mocks the purpose of the war, then director Michèle Ray explains why she is "on the other side". 8. 'Why We Fight': Westmoreland lays out the official US thesis. 9. 'Fidel Castro': Fidel Castro praises the example set by the Vietnamese. 10. 'Ann Uyen': Uyen, a Vietnamese woman from Paris, and Ann, wife of Norman Morrison, explain the meaning of the American Quaker's sacrifice. 11. 'Vertigo': Demonstration of American pacifists on April 15, 1967 in New York.—X

Published Time: 2020-09-24 17:13:53