Cadillac Desert (film)
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| Directed by | Jon Else Linda Harrar |
| Written by | Jon Else Sandra Postel Marc Reisner |
| Produced by | Sandra Itkoff |
| Narrated by | Alfre Woodard |
| Cinematography | Hilyard John Brown Michael Chin Jon Else |
| Edited by | Robert Dalva Deborah Hoffmann Glenn Hunsberger |
| Music by | Martin Bresnick |
Production companies | KTEH Trans Pacific TV |
| Distributed by | PBS |
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Running time | 270 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature is a 1997 American four-part documentary series about water, money, politics, and the transformation of nature.[1] The film was directed by Jon Else and Linda Harrar.
Synopsis[]
The film chronicles the growth of a large community in the western American desert. It brought abundance and the legacy of risk it has created in the United States and abroad.
The first three episodes are based on Marc Reisner's book, Cadillac Desert (1986), that delves into the history of water use and misuse in the American West. It explores the triumph and disaster, heroism and intrigue, and the rivalries and bedfellows that dominate this little-known chapter of American history.
The final episode is drawn from Sandra Postel's book, Last Oasis, (1992) which examines the global impact of the technologies and policies that came out of America's manipulation of water, demonstrating how they have created the need for conservation methods that will protect Earth's water for the next century.
The parts of the documentary are entitled:
- "Mulholland's Dream" (90 minutes)
- "An American Nile" (60 minutes)
- "The Mercy of Nature" (60 minutes)
- "Last Oasis" (60 minutes)
Interviews[]
See also[]
- Cadillac Desert by Marc Reisner.
References[]
- ^ Cadillac Desert at IMDb.
External links[]
- Cadillac Desert at IMDb
- Cadillac Desert official page at the Wayback Machine (archived February 12, 2003)
- Cadillac Desert informational page at Professor Martin Stute's web site at Columbia University
- 1997 films
- English-language films
- 1997 documentary films
- American films
- American documentary films
- American independent films
- Documentary films about water and the environment
- 1997 independent films