Capturing The Friedmans (DVD, 2004)

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Documentary about an upper-middleclass family from Long Island, whose father and youngest son are arrested and charged with child molestation, and how it affected the family and community around them.

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EAN5023965347824
eBay Product ID (ePID)30590688

Product Key Features

Aspect Ratio1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Film/TV TitleCapturing the Friedmans
DirectorAndrew Jarecki
Release Year2004
FormatDVD
LanguageEnglish
FeaturesDirectors Commentary\UK Exclusive Directors Interview\Unseen Friedman Home Movies\Jesse Friedmans Life Today\Director Andrew Jareckis Short Film On Childrens Birthday Party Clowns\Additional Footage\More On The Case, Widescreen
GenreDocumentaries, General, Documentaries & Biographies
Run Time108 Mins

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Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
Number of Discs1
Additional InformationWatching Andrew Jarecki's riveting non-fiction drama is like watching a slow-motion replay of a multi-car pileup; you know it's headed for disaster, but there's no way you can stop watching. On the surface, the Friedmans were a typical 1980s American family. Living in Great Neck, Long Island, Arnold was a well-respected teacher, Elaine was a dedicated mother, and their children Seth, Jesse, and David were model students. But one Thanksgiving, that happy facade came to a crashing halt. After the local police discovered Arnold had engaged in the buying and selling of child pornography, they questioned several students who attended his computer classes in the Friedman basement. What they revealed would shock the community, and destroy the Friedman family forever. The subsequent investigation and trial uncovered even deeper hidden secrets at an alarming rate, creating a rift between Arnold and Elaine that would never be reconciled. Jarecki uses present day interviews with Elaine, Jesse, and David, as well as Arnold's brother Howard, to provide some sort of insight on the situation, but it backfires, for everyone has a different story to tell. And then there is actual home video footage of the family in the midst of the hurricane, which gives the film an eerie, voyeuristic charge.
Format DescriptionDVD 9\DVD 5
Sound sourceDolby Digital\DTS
Movie/TV TitleCapturing The Friedmans

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    One of the best documentaries ever made - by the maker of Making A Murderer. Watch it. Outstanding.

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    Enjoy and very confused but enjoyed Thanks

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