Annotations of the Wikipedia entry on Birth of a Nation:
- Birth of a Nation is a American silent epic drama film that was directed and co-produced by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish.
- This film was made in the San Fernando Vally (California).
- It premiered in theaters in 1995.
- The film was based on the book “The Clansman”.
- Birth of a Nation is praised for it’s “technical virtuosity” which is how they film, such as moving, tracking, panning shots, crosscutting editing, and close-ups through out the film.
- Birth of a Nation is often panned for it’s demeaning and racist interpretation of African Americans.
- The film portrays the pre-Civil War South in ‘moonlight and magnolias” fashion.
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