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Middletown - Season 1

Series: Middletown
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Episodes
6
Rating
TVG
Year
2010
Language
English
Publisher
Icarus Films

About

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.

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Episodes

1 to 3 of 6

1. The Campaign

1h 17m

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Focusing on a mayoral race in Muncie, Indiana, THE CAMPAIGN follows closely the personalities, strategies, and pressures of an American political contest. In particular, it examines the sharply contrasting styles and backgrounds of the Democratic and Republican candidates.

2. The Big Game

58m

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As Muncie Central and Anderson High prepare to meet for the annual basketball game, a game charged with the spirit of long-established rivalry, THE BIG GAME examines what this competition, and the sport itself, means to the community, the coaches, and most of all to the players themselves.

3. Second Time Around

58m

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Focusing on the wedding arrangements of David and Elaine, each of whom is a divorcee, SECOND TIME AROUND presents the complexities of contemporary marriage in the United States.

4. Community of Praise

59m

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COMMUNITY OF PRAISE examines faith at work in the lives of a family. Their fundamentalist beliefs shape their encounters with the emergencies and the ordinary problems of daily life.

5. Family Business

1h 27m

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A prototypical American entrepreneur struggles to make his pizza business go.

6. Seventeen

1h 58m

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In their final year at Muncie's Southside High School, a group of seniors hurtles toward maturity with a combination of joy, despair, and an aggravated sense of urgency. They are also learning a great deal about life, both in and out of school, and not what school officials think they are teaching.

Extended Details

  • Closed CaptionsEnglish

Artists

Howard Snideractor
Judy Snideractor