Best of Enemies
A documentary about the legendary collection of nationally televised debates in 1968 between two great public intellectuals, the liberal Gore Vidal and the conservative William F. Buckley Jr.. Intended these vitriolic and volatile experiences found define the age of community discourse marking the big bang moment of our social media landscape when spectacle trumped argument and content replaced substance. Best of Enemies delves into the entangled biographies of these two great leaders, and luxuriates in the speech and also the theater in their disagreements, begging the question,"What has television done to the way we discuss politics in our democracy now?"
Released: 2015-07-31
Duration: 87
min
Country:
United States of America