Dreadful Memories: The Life of Sarah Ogan Gunning

January. 01,1988      
Rating:
5.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Born in the coalfields of eastern Kentucky, Gunning suffered a life of bitter poverty which became the fuel for dozens of moving songs about working people, the mines, and the great coal strikes of the twenties and thirties. In Mimi Pickering's 1988 film, Gunning's a cappella roots music is intercut throughout the interviews and archival footage

Pete Seeger as  

Reviews

Dotsthavesp
1988/01/01

I wanted to but couldn't!

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RipDelight
1988/01/02

This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

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Chirphymium
1988/01/03

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

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Invaderbank
1988/01/04

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

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