Underplayed Gems

Journeys with George (2003)

Journeys with George poster
Directed by
Aaron Lubarsky, Alexandra Pelosi
Genre
biographical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 19m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary follows George W. Bush for over a year during his 2000 presidential campaign. It shows the relaxed relationship between the candidate and the traveling press corps, focusing on their interactions and Bush's personal side rather than policy issues.

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What happens

Journeys with George is a documentary by Alexandra Pelosi and Aaron Lubarsky that follows George W. Bush for more than a year on his campaign trail in the 2000 United States presidential election. Working for NBC and as part of what she calls the "travelling press corps," Pelosi offers the only behind-the-scenes look at Bush's campaign. With light journalism, she achieves considerable access to the then-Governor of Texas. The film focuses on the relationship between the press and presidential candidates, the life of a traveling journalist in such a relationship, and Bush, usually in a humorous light, with less attention given to the issues. It earned six Emmy nominations including one win for Lubarsky's editing. It scored 48 out of 100 on Metacritic. In April 2007, it was shown on MSNBC. The last two seasons of The West Wing, which follow the presidential campaigns of Matt Santos and Arnold Vinick, were inspired in part by scenes in Journeys. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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