America, America

It takes some time for Kazan's movie to find its level and it could do with some judicious pruning, (it lasts about three hours). The faults are mostly at the beginning, (it's worth sticking with it), and the scenes of peasant... Full review

"America, America" deserves a modern audience but is almost impossible to find. I just viewed a VHS version obtained through the inter-library loan program. I live in Virginia and it was sent down from Alaska!This film should be required viewing... Full review

The picture talks about a Greek young of Anatoly (Turkey) called Stavros(Stathis Giallelis). He is sent by his father to Constantinopla for helping the family.Howewer he only thinks on America.During the journey he'll suffer pretty misfortunes,risks and odds relating himself... Full review

This is a great movie narrating the life journey of individuals who start their way from their original homeland escaping Turkish massacres and ethnic cleansing to New York, the place of the "poor and the tired" ...everything is great...scenes, narration,... Full review

Imagine a film like "The Godfather" receiving almost no audience, relegated to the occasional appearance on the AMC channel, barely being released on VHS or DVD, and you will have some idea of the tragic fate of this lost epic... Full review

I first saw America, America when it was originally released and I saw it with my father. When the lights came up, I looked at my father and there were tears in his eyes and he said "this is my... Full review

Kazan's reputation seems to have been diminishing for some time, a process, ironically, that his 'Lifetime Achievement' Oscar seems to have accelerated. Yeah, he did betray his fellows and himself in the 1950s. Again, ironically, it's the films he made... Full review

Its narrative and stylistic excellence captivated me. Professional critics say some very harsh things: "Kazan has failed to film the adventure implicit in his material, and a potentially exciting story has gone to waste" MFB; and: "If he sinks his... Full review

This is a superb piece of filmmaking which has, unfortunately, been all but forgotten. The only weakness is in its star (Stathis Gialellis), but the film is so good that it doesn't matter (and, on second viewing, he's really not... Full review

Agreed! "America, America" is one of the best pictures ever made. It is a must see for any first or second generation American. A true American classic in the best sense. The movie might be a bit hard to find... Full review

Despite moments that are not suitable for children, America, America won a rare "bell-ringer" rating from the high-school oriented Scholastic magazines back in 1963; in the years since, it has become a stalwart of the American Movie Classics cable service. ... Full Review

If time has not improved its flaws, the movie's stylistic virtues remain impressive.....A fatal weakness at the film's center is the performance by Stathis Giallelis as Stavros.....America, America achieves a rare poetic grace.....The first hour is an extraordinary depiction of impoverished villages percolating with vibrant folk music and whispered political tensions.....No small measure of the impact of these powerful images is due to cinematographer Haskell Wexler and editor Dede Allen..... ... Full Review

Despite moments that are not suitable for children, America, America won a rare "bell-ringer" rating from the high-school oriented Scholastic magazines back in 1963; in the years since, it has become a stalwart of the American Movie Classics cable service. ... Full Review

It's not that far a walk out on a limb to characterize Ethan Canin's 2008 book "America, America" as one of the great American political novels, to mention it in the same breath with Robert Penn Warren's "All the King's... ... Full Article

When Cincinnati Reds ticket manager Hallie Kinney found herself in charge of recruiting a local choir to perform with star gospel tenor BeBe Winans at Major League Baseball's Civil Rights Game, she went straight to the top for guidance. ... Full Article