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The Illinois Parables
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From dreamy aerial opening shots, we are sent on an expedition through the storied land of our fifth most populous state, Illinois, often called a miniature version of America. Deborah Stratman’s experimental documentary explores how physical landscapes and human politics can each re-interpret historical events. Eleven parables relay histories of settlement, removal, technological breakthrough, violence, messianism, and resistance. Who gets to write history—physical monuments, official news accounts, or personal spoken-word memories?
Experimental DocumentaryLandscape as HistorySonic EthnographyPolitical AllegoryVisual MeditationAmerican MythologyNon-Linear NarrativeAtmospheric ImmersionHistorical RevisionismContemplative Cinema
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GoodGoodWatch scoreMostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 66 (IMDb 7.5, Rotten Tomatoes 100%, and Metacritic 73). Critics rate it higher (87 out of 100) than audiences (75).
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