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Saturday, October 2, 2010

The Atomic Cafe (1982) Jayne Loader & Kevin Rafferty

The Atomic Cafe (1982)

Genre: Documentary
Director: Jayne Loader & Kevin Rafferty
Country: USA
Language: English
Subtitles: Spanish, French, Portuguese, Slovenian (.srt files)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Length: 85mn
File: Dvdrip Xvid Avi - 720x480 - 29fps - 694mb

Description
Atomic Cafe is a review of the atomic age and the beliefs held by Americans at the time. Many things such as Burt the Turtle who was the figurehead the "Duck and Cover" campaign are featured. Along with these film clips are portions of Army training films and demonstration films concerning atomic testing. All of these clips are combined to show how little the experts knew about atomics at the time. And even more to the heart, the point is to show the extent propaganda was used to mollify the fears of the American public, and her soldiers.

The fact that this is true makes this short film scary and worrying...but doesn't stop it from being very entertaining and funny. The pieces of real life propaganda are amazing and it's often hard to believe that it's all true. However remember that all of the snipets of film are cut and pasted together with music added over the top, so everything you see isn't exactly as it seems... it's propaganda on propaganda...and highly entertaining. A must see for any one interested in American History, Propaganda, or just wanting a good sorry laugh.

IMDB
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083590/