π Overview:
In April 1939, "Grapes of Wrath" entered the pantheon of literature with a bang. Americans are at loggerheads over the odyssey of the Joad family, tenant farmers from Oklahoma who, like thousands of others, were driven from their land during the Great Depression. Eighty years have passed since the famous work was published, and 90 years since the beginning of the Great Depression in 1929. To mark this occasion, the documentary examines the genesis of the novel, its themes, its renewed reception during the financial crisis of 2008.
π Languages Available:
English
,
French
π Date Released:
2019-10-02
β Running Time:
54 mins
β Vote Average:
6.2
Beloved Cast
Reciter (voice)
Denis Podalydès
Self, professor, Stanford University
Gavin Jones
Self, professor of English, San Jose State University
Susan Schillinglaw
Self, professor of English literature
Marie-Christine Lemardeley
Self, historian
Pap Ndiaye
Self, writer
Delphine Coulin
Self, former resident of Arvin Farm Labor Camp
Sharon Garrison
Self, former resident of Arvin Farm Labor Camp
Dale Gibson
Self (archive footage)
John Steinbeck