Ethel (2012)
- Directed by
- Rory Kennedy
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 11 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary focuses on Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Robert F. Kennedy. Her daughter Rory Kennedy interviews her and other family members, using home videos and photographs to tell her mother's story.
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What happens
Ethel is a 2012 documentary that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. The subject of the documentary is Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Robert F. Kennedy. Ethel was scheduled to premiere on HBO later in 2012. Rory Kennedy, the youngest of their 11 children, asked her mother Ethel if she would be a part of a documentary. Opening with Ethel's memories about her family, the documentary has five days worth of interviews including Ethel's children. The Kennedy family is documented in home videos and pictures. Rory called her mother's life one of the great untold stories. The documentary is scored by Miriam Cutler. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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RFK (2002)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.