Middletown
Inspired by the studies of Robert and Helen Lynd in 1929 and 1935, this classic six-part series by Academy Award and Emmy winner Peter Davis (HEARTS AND MINDS) explores both the continuity and the change embodied in the people and institutions of one Midwestern community: Muncie, Indiana.
The Middletown series includes the following titles:
The CampaignA mayoral race in middle America.
The Big GameThe role of competitive sports, in this case basketball, in the community, for the coaches, and, most of all, for the players themselves.
Community of PraiseExamines faith working in the lives of a fundamentalist family.
Family BusinessAn American entrepreneur struggles to make his pizza business succeed.
Second Time AroundThe complexities of contemporary American marriage.
SeventeenHigh school seniors hurtling toward maturity experience joy, despair, and an aggravated sense of urgency.
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