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Actors in Cinema Verite:

Diane Lane
Tim Robbins
James Gandolfini
Thomas Dekker
Caitlin Custer
Kaitlyn Dever

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A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the first American family to be the subjects of a reality TV show.

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Seanax.com - 6/10 by Sean Axmaker... an engaging and accomplished production and its coda offers yet another perspective on the show, the controversy, and the complexity of the characters ...
User Review - 10/10 by Jacinda LI was bored and just flipping through HBO on Demand - I am glad I decided to watch this. This was a great documentary type flick of the first reality TV stars. It totally reminded me of my family and families I know. Hooray for HBO!
User Review - 8/10 by Marie EI enjoyed the aesthetic, the take on the original. Also, the performances held my attention. However, I highly suggest seeing the original in order to fully understand & appreciate what this film tries to accomplish in its emulation.
User Review - 8/10 by Filipe MOk so not going to focus so much on the story here but rather the fantastic work that the cast put in to telling this real life drama about the first family in America to be followed by a film crew in the 70â(TM)s. Diane Lane is just brilliant as the matriarch and oozes excellence, grace and passion and I for one would be happy to see her name on Oscar night. Tim Robbins didnâ(TM)t stray too far from his usual character acting but in this film it sure works. James Gandolfini delivered in fine stature as the award winning filmmaker, pushing all the right buttons in all the right places and Thomas Dekker who played the part of Lance, the golden boy of the family was great screen entertainment. All becomes clear as the film progresses and we are introduced to the real life family that underwent this experiment, just how fantastic the cast actually were at portraying them - some people were doing their homework.
User Review - 8/10 by Spencer SThe story of the dirtbag producer who takes advantage of the sensibilities of people to make a fast buck is a commonplace story, but when its a true story, and one about the first reality show family you sit up and pay attention. The original process of reality television comes to life in this beautifully wrought film, using some of the original footage of the show and interviews the family went on to air their grievances. An American Family was a 10 hour special on PBS and was the first time a regular family was shown in the same introspective capacity as the natives of National Geographic. The family is a dippy liberal set from California, the mother a self aware but open individual who is described as too old for woman's lib but too young to be a frumpy housewife. She is portrayed by Diane Lane, and shown as a mother who is torn between her children, her philandering husband, and pleasing Craig Gilbert (Gandolfini) by giving him the most naked of footage of her family but still retaining a realistic view that doesn't degrade them in any way. She is naive to the process of film editing and the manipulative way Craig is twisting her emotions so she'll turn on her husband and give a performance that will make good television. Her children have the typical goals of seventies teens, including forming a popular rock band and seeing the world. Kudos go to Thomas Dekker who plays the flamboyantly gay son of the Louds who lives in New York and frequently feels embroiled in the judgment of the public but never of his family. They accept him for who he is, while his mother also doesn't want to completely give up her son for who he really is for the public eye to watch over. Though much of the conflict is typical of these kind of stars in their eyes protagonists, it's the family itself and Lane's hinging performance that make this so encapsulating. The ending is a little anti-climactic, but perhaps that's just because there just wasn't enough story to tell. Though it covers the backlash against the Loud family it still could have gone farther. For such a pointed story, Lane really brought everything upon herself to make this film the gem that it is.
User Review - 8/10 by David PThis is an important and entertaining film with an exceptional cast. I enjoyed it very much and would recommend it to others interested in the vanishing differentiation between public and private lives.
User Review - 8/10 by Josh FLoved it. The first reality show is born. Diane Lane and the most magnificent James Galdolfini deliver great performances. Beautiful time piece from the early 1970's with great atmosphere.
User Review - 8/10 by Garrett II just cannot believe that I have never heard of the first reality tv family! I thought this was a really well acted, well shot, and well written movie. It drew me in emotionally and really had me empathizing with the characters. I loved it.
User Review - 8/10 by Sean LSo glad to see the genesis of reality television.
User Review - 8/10 by Bradley HHighly entertaining behind-the-scenes account of the first family of reality TV. Diane Lane's performance is a knockout.

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