Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia | |
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Directed by | Nicholas D. Wrathall |
Produced by | Nicholas Wrathall, Michael Barnett, Andrew Kortschak, Walter Kortschak, Burr Steers |
Starring | Gore Vidal |
Cinematography | Joel Schwarzburg, Derek Weidenhahn, Armando Death |
Edited by | Suresh Ayyar, Rob Bralver, William Haugse |
Music by | Ian Honeyman |
Production companies | Amnesia Productions, Audax Films, End Cue, SuperFilms! |
Distributed by | IFC Films |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia is a 2013 documentary film about the life and career of author Gore Vidal. It premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in 2013.[2]
The film is a commentary on Vidal's professional and personal life, and the impact he had in art and politics.[3] It includes exclusive interviews with Vidal, as well as figures such as Burr Steers and Christopher Hitchens.[3]
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 83% based on 29 reviews, with an average rating of 6.89/10.[4] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 72 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[5]
The film won the award of Best International Documentary Film at the 2014 Byron Bay Film Festival.[6]