Shane O'Sullivan's 'The Watergate Caper' uses archival clips and film snippets to revisit the scandal
The documentary weaves together archive footage and scenes from films old and new to examine Watergate.
Shane O'Sullivan's latest documentary, "The Watergate Caper: Richard Nixon and the Death of the American Dream," examines the political scandal through a combination of archival clips and snippets from feature films, with narration by Harry Shearer. The film draws on material spanning from contemporary works like "All the President's Men" and "Taxi Driver" to more recent interpretations including "The Ice Storm," "Dick," and "Gaslit."
O'Sullivan, an Irish-born, London-based filmmaker, has previously focused on 1960s and 70s politics and counterculture, including documentaries on Robert F. Kennedy's assassination and the female leaders of the Baader-Meinhof Group and Japanese Red Army. According to The Guardian's review, the documentary feels both nostalgic and immediate in its examination of Watergate as a crime, scandal, and cultural phenomenon.
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- The Watergate Caper: Richard Nixon and the Death of the American Dream review – political scandal, 70s style — The Guardian — Culture
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