Looking forward to the Ken Burns documentary on Ernest Hemingway airing on PBS April 5-7. If it’s half as good as Burns’ Civil War series, it should be a classic.
Featuring original manuscripts and rare archival photos and films, the series promises new insights into Hemingway’s creative process behind such masterpieces as A Farewell to Arms and the short stories “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” and (my favorite!) “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber.” With voice-overs by Jeff Daniels, Meryl Streep, Keri Russell, Patricia Clarkson, and Mary-Louise Parker, viewers can look forward to a series comparable to Burns’ other masterpieces.
Beginning April 5, I’ll be glued in front of the TV with mojitos at hand.
I loved the Vietnam War Documentary and can’t wait for this.
Same here!
Thanks for alerting us to this. We will be on the road but I am hoping to either stream it or get it in our hotels.
My pleasure! As you say, there’s always streaming.
Thank you for reminding me of this. 😀
Glad to, Michele! When a good show on lit comes along, we need to watch it and support it.
I am sure it will be. Thank you for sharing. Hopefully too, youtube will make it available.
For sure!
Burns knocks out series after series. An amazing work ethic. His last one was about country music, I think. I watched an episode and a half of it. Found his presentation pretty tedious and predictable, to tell you the truth. Probably I’m in the minority about that.
You don’t hit a homer every time at bat. Either way, I’ll be watching, hoping for another hit.
I didn’t realize there was a documentary in the works, so many thanks for sharing this news 🙂
Dave,
My pleasure!
I didn’t know he was doing one on Hemingway. Sounds like it’ll be a great one. Thanks for the “heads up.”
Jack,
Happy to be of service!
Looking forward to this. Thanks for the heads up. This is a good excuse to reread some Hemingway or even to read some of the little Hemingway I haven’t yet.
HP,
Yes, a good time to catch up on your Hem.
I didn’t know about the documentary, but Hemingway is one of my favorites. Thanks for putting it on my radar.
Philosophical Fighter,
You’re welcome!
I recently saw a documentary about Ernest Hemmingway on CuriosityStream but I would love to see a Ken Burn’s about him.
Marietta Rodgers,
Same here!
I saw in the PBS catalog they also have a Flannery O’Connor DVD available! 🙂