- Release date: 2008
- Runtime: 120 min
- Genre: Documentary
- Starring: Menachem Begin, Wolf Blitzer, Johnny Carson, Amy Carter ... See all
- Director: Jonathan Demme
- Plot: Late in 2006, President Jimmy Carter tours the U.S. promoting his provocative "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid." Demme's camera follows Carter from city to city, home to Plains (population 635), visiting... Read more
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Amazing
Sep 17, 2008
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I've long felt that Mr Carter is most likely the greatest man to ever occupy the White House. This film reinforced that. I've long been a staunch advocate of Israel and the right of Israel to protect itself. This movie (and... Full review
Honest, Straight from the heart
classic Carter
May 01, 2008
icarus6 - imdb.com
May 01, 2008icarus6 - imdb.com
It is no surprise that in the last few years President Carter has been vilified; called a liar, anti-Semite, plagiarist and a bigot just because he has the courage to speak out the truth. The anti-Carter rhetoric reached a crescendo with... Full review
Demme Catches Carter in a Crossfire and Exposes a Man of Strength
Apr 18, 2008
Ed Uyeshima - imdb.com
Apr 18, 2008Ed Uyeshima - imdb.com
Depending on your political proclivities, those expecting a full-blown biopic of the 39th President of the United States will be either severely disappointed that it focuses primarily on his 2006/7 book signing tour, or exhilarated that it is not a... Full review
mostly a 'fly-on-the-wall' approach to the former President...
Apr 07, 2008
Filmjack3 - imdb.com
Apr 07, 2008Filmjack3 - imdb.com
...but despite some of Jonathan Demme's techniques to making Man from Plains, which are either interesting (the skewed camera on the television screens, the title cards listed in big font above the locations in some scenes) or off-putting (the usage... Full review
A boring attempt about a boring ex-president.
Mar 27, 2008
drew23 - imdb.com
Mar 27, 2008drew23 - imdb.com
Forget the subject matter, this movie is boring as hell. You want to see some good documentary's? Try watching the excellent "The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara" or another great film called "Why... Full review
Jimmy Carter: An inspiration
Dec 08, 2007
kfantastico - imdb.com
Dec 08, 2007kfantastico - imdb.com
What a wonderful documentary! Jonathan Demme does an excellent job of presenting Jimmy Carter as a sensitive, compassionate, humble, brave and extremely intelligent man. Of course Carter is only human, and the film shows that as well as he gets... Full review
Too long, too complicated
Oct 27, 2007
dejapka - imdb.com
Oct 27, 2007dejapka - imdb.com
Jonathan Demme makes a misstep in this documentary with the former president. I believe that Jimmy Carter's advocacy of peace is sincere. But this film in support of the controversial book does nothing to advocate his position nor incite any... Full review
A few weeks in the life of an ex-President
Oct 26, 2007
wdevil-1 - imdb.com
Oct 26, 2007wdevil-1 - imdb.com
Set primarily along the signing tour of his latest controversial book, Jimmy Carter Man from Plains takes us inside the private life of the much maligned 39th President of the United States.Politics aside, it is a well made and enjoyable... Full review
News
Jimmy Carter Man from Plains Director: Jonathan Demme Cast: Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Carter (Sony Pictures Classics, 2007) Rated: PG US DVD release date: 25 March 2008 (Sony)
popmatters.com –
2008-03-25
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What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this weekend. Jimmy Carter: Man From Plains - A documentary by director Jonathan Demme following Jimmy Carter on his recent book tour for his controversial book Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid. A great director ... Full Article
'Jimmy Carter: Man From Plains'
pittsburghlive.com –
2008-01-11
There's a sense that Jimmy Carter was somehow lacking in the manly vigor/pugnacious aggression that seems to be expected of an American president. The consensus indicates he was too focused on peace and human rights, too cautiously principled for the... ... Full Article
Movie Review: 'Jimmy Carter, Man From Plains' Demme doc is a snapshot of Jimmy Carter Thursday, January 10, 2008
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2008-01-10

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