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Article: Foreign directors offer diverse views on 9/11.(FEATURES)(ARTS & LEISURE)
- Article from:
- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- February 7, 2003
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Byline: David Sterritt Film critic of The Christian Science Monitor
There are two reasons why "11'09"01," a collection of international movies about the Sept. 11 tragedies, won't play in a theater near you.
One is that the 11 films in this French-produced anthology - each lasting 11 min. and nine seconds - are too short for the standardized formats of regular movie theaters. But surely an exception could be made for such a timely item, representing views that get little or no exposure in the major US media.
The deeper reason why "11'09"01" may play only in specialized venues is that it seeks candor and diversity without softening or censoring ...