Andy Griffith plays Sarah Palin. We Netflixed “A Face In the Crowd” and watched it tonight. Besides being a well made movie, this 1957 film has so many parallels to today, it’s uncanny. Down to the current Sarah Palin phenomenon. Be open-minded and you will see it clearly. And it’s about the media - also not much different than today. I have never seen this film before - Elia Kazan, 1957 - and it’s never shown on TV or cable that I can recall. 1957 - the year I was born, and I can see that, sadly, not much has changed in this last half century.
This flick is so timely, you must see it before the election!
And despite how I adore the old Andy Griffith show on TV for so many years, after seeing this film it’s clear he missed his calling as an exceptional dramatic actor in film. Also one of Walter Matthau’s early roles, and Patricia Neal played a starring role.
I just googled “Sarah Palin” + “A Face in the Crowd” to see if anyone else had noticed the similarity. Hooray! YOU did! And we aren’t the only ones, either.
Here’s the article that got me checking:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chez-pazienza/the-meta-metamorphosis-of_b_137509.html