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Article: The Unapologetic Life of Margaret Randall.(Movie Review)
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- December 22, 2004
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Directed by Lu Lippold. Color, 60 mins. Distributed by The Cinema Guild, 130 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016, www.cinemaguild.com.
I have known Margaret Randall for some forty years. She has been my editor and I have published two of her books. When I learned that a film had been made of her life, I was skeptical that the richness of her experiences and the extent of her cultural influence could be captured. My skepticism was ill founded. The Unapologetic Life of Margaret Randall not only captures Margaret's singularity but also skillfully links her life to the general aspirations of a political era euphemistically called the Sixties.
Director Lu ...