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Gates of Heaven (1978)
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"Gates of Heaven Errol Morris' first film. The movie that caused Werner Herzog to eat his shoe. Roger Ebert put the film on his list of the Ten Greatest Films of All Time. Many people have considered it the movie responsible for a revitalization of the documentary film. I find it a very good film, but prefer many of Morris' subsequent films even more. If you are a fan of Morris and you have not seen it, you should see it, and you probably would see it no matter what I were to say. It's actually a lot more understated and simple than any of his later films. The cameras sit still on characters without any strange angles or staged or stock footage that he likes to add in some of his later films. I don't think we ever hear Morris' voice asking questions. I don't even remember there being much music, although there might be some. I think I read another review that mentioned something about how it's a subject that is ripe for making fun of, but Morris brings it to us in a very sim ... "
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"Vernon, Florida Just as a little bit of interesting but not really essential bit of background information about this movie to begin with, I pulled this from wikipedia: Originally titled Nub City, this follow-up to Gates of Heaven was initially focused on residents of the Southern town who cut off their own limbs as a way to collect insurance money. After Morris' life was threatened by the subjects of the film, he re-worked Nub City into Vernon, Florida. Nothing about cutting off limbs or insurance ever gets brought up in this film, at least from what I remember. What we get is one of the simplest forms of the talking heads that you expect from any Errol Morris. Lots of eccentric personalities that aren't too related to each other either, other than that they all reside in this same town. However a lot of them do seem to have a connection with animals. After Gates of Heaven and after seeing some of his later films, Morris seems to find a lot of people who have some kind of spec ... "
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