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'Real' Civil War hard to capture on film
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'Real' Civil War hard to capture on film
By BOB BAKER Los Angeles Times
Tuesday, January 6, 2004
Imagine a culture in which there is little irony or sarcasm. Where
God's will is a staple of civic discourse. Where multi-tasking does
not exist. Where soldiers march toward enemy fire in a suicidal
massed formation.
Those are just a few reasons why it's so hard to translate
America's most important years -- the Civil War -- for a modern
audience.
The latest direc...
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