ONE BRIGHT SHINING MOMENT retraces George McGovern's bold presidential campaign of 1972 - a grassroots campaign that fought for peace and justice, and positioned ideas and people first. But what is remembered today as being the ultimate political defeat of the American Century may also have been its high watermark. The film poses this central question: what does the crushing electoral defeat of a man so well respected for his decency and intellect say about the electoral proc... (Full plot summary below)
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ONE BRIGHT SHINING MOMENT retraces George McGovern's bold presidential campaign of 1972 - a grassroots campaign that fought for peace and justice, and positioned ideas and people first. But what is remembered today as being the ultimate political defeat of the American Century may also have been its high watermark. The film poses this central question: what does the crushing electoral defeat of a man so well respected for his decency and intellect say about the electoral process, the American government, and more importantly, what does it say about the forces at work on the American people- then and now? Featuring interviews with the candidate himself, supporters and activists like Gore Vidal, Gloria Steinem, Warren Beatty, Howard Zinn, and music from Bob Dylan, Robbie Robertson, Donovan, and Elvis Costello.
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| Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittLively documentary about McGovern's disastrous run for the US presidency. The interviews with him are worth the price of admission. |
| Minneapolis Star TribuneColin CovertThe film builds a strong argument in favor of his quixotic idealism and the compassionate optimism that propels him against seemingly invincible social ills even today at age 83. |
| TV Guide MagazineKen FoxRunning just a little over two hours and wordily narrated by talk-radio host Amy Goodman, Stephen Vittoria's hagiography spends more time bemoaning the past 30 years of U.S. political history and setting the dismal tone for McGovern's arrival on the political scene than it does on his 1972 campaign. |
| Salon.comAndrew O'HehirIt's a deeply flawed film but also an important one. |
| Film Journal InternationalEric MonderJust too hagiographic to engage anyone but the most nostalgic follower of the 1972 campaign. |
| L.A. WeeklySteven MikulanThe strength of One Bright Shining Moment lies in its reminder of McGovern's critical role in reforming the way his party chose its convention delegates, and how prescient he had always been about the looming disaster of Vietnam. |
| VarietyJohn Anderson"Too decent to be president" was the label stuck to former senator and 1972 presidential candidate George McGovern, the self-effacing subject of Stephen Vittoria's One Bright Shining Moment. If "decent" means "polite," then the movie makes no effort to emulate its subject. |
| Film-Forward.comKent TurnerThe documentary will appeal to those who like their political commentary with unbridled bite. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranThe film's greatest asset and strongest selling point is the former senator from South Dakota himself, thoughtful and articulate at age 83, who talks candidly, even eloquently, about his political career. |
| New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanInstructive but aggressively biased liberal history lesson. |
One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern
