The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
Season 1 Premiere:
Sep 14, 2014
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Universal Acclaim
88
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Sep 12, 2014
100
It’s a remarkable piece of filmmaking that fully rises to the occasion of its remarkable subjects. Television’s new season is upon us, but this is an achievement for all seasons.
Sep 11, 2014
100
Don't let that "intimate" description mislead you--Franklin's infidelity is documented, but not detailed, and the show takes no stance on Eleanor's sexuality beyond making it clear that the subject is more complicated than some may assume. As were these people, and as is this completely splendid documentary.
Sep 15, 2014
90
It’s a fascinating documentary that’ll make you want to devour it all, no matter where you start.
Sep 11, 2014
90
Burns and his frequent collaborator, writer Geoffrey C. Ward, plunge into the elements that make The Roosevelts so engrossing, enlightening and entertaining. In a seemingly effortless balancing act, Burns and Ward do justice to the massive mark these three individuals left on the country's history, while also keeping a tight focus on their inner lives.
Sep 12, 2014
80
It should still be said, however, that pretty good Burns is pretty great, provided you more or less agree with his take on things.
Sep 11, 2014
80
These lives are familiar to us the way that folk tales are, which is to say that no matter how well we already know them they remain vivid and exciting and moving when told well, as they are here.
Sep 12, 2014
70
The presentation is familiar, maybe a little too familiar, by now: actors reading journal entries; vintage photographs lovingly panned; historians adding commentary.... But Mr. Burns, cutting between [Theodore and Franklin's] life stories, probes the intersections with playful insight.
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Apr 6, 2024
9
This is a fascinating documentary on three of America's most significant citizens. I knew the history of FDR and Eleanor, but I was ignorant of much of Theodore Roosevelt's place in history."The Roosevelt: An Intimate History leaves no stone unturned. I look forward to the upcoming movie about Roosevelt, directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio as TR.
