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

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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