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An American Affair [Blu-ray]

William Olsson (Director, Producer), Gretchen Mol (Actor), Noah Wyle (Actor) Rated:
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Format: Blu-ray
3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 311 ratings
IMDb6.1/10.0
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Genre Drama
Format Blu-ray
Contributor Kevin Leydon, Alex Metcalf, James Rebhorn, Noah Wyle, Gretchen Mol, William Olsson
Language English
Runtime 1 hour and 33 minutes
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In 1963 when a swirl of glamour and intrigue turned President John F. Kennedy's Washington into Camelot, a thirteen year-old teenager provides an inside view of JFK's torrid affair with his neighbor and secret CIA assassination plans. History unfolds right in front of your eyes in this thrilling and dramatic coming of age story.

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.75 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 2.93 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ William Olsson
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Blu-ray
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 33 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ November 9, 2015
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Gretchen Mol, Noah Wyle, James Rebhorn
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ Kevin Leydon, William Olsson
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Screen Media
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B017S0FFHW
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ Alex Metcalf
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 311 ratings

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Nunnayrbznz
5.0 out of 5 stars great acting
Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2016
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I didn't pay much attention to the schoolyard stuff because the rest of it was so good. It's more like a generation coming of age after the obvious unfettered right wing power brokers that enjoy unchecked lies to run and ruin lies without interference for so long . I didn't get the right wing Kennedy haters sending their kids to Catholic school. The one thing I took away from the teenager was him asking his clueless dad, wasn't it his job to protect him? Right on. Kennedy was talking about disbanding the CIA at the time as well. One gunman my Aunt Fanny...conveniently shot shortly thereafter.The acting was great, it was all well done, engaging.
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Kathy Tokarsky
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting movie but I'm not sure how realistic the story is.
Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2017
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I am much too young to remember JFK as President or the assassination so I watched this movie to learn what reportedly happened while he was in the White House. His infidelity came as no surprise because Clinton proved the President should not be put on a pedestal, they are human just like everyone else. I would be interested in the REAL story of JFK's presidency but I doubt that story will ever be written. Overall the movie was interesting but I would have liked to see more about the First Family, warts and all. If you are interested in factual history, this is not the movie for you.Gretchen Mol played her part very well.
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lakerat
5.0 out of 5 stars My new favorite movie
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2012
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It is a gripping story that clearly illistrates the atmosphere of the day. For history fanatics, it does make some leaps of faith. But there is much more truth in it than fiction. I have studied the assassination from multiple sorces. When the same names keep popping up, it gains truth in my world. So if you want to get the "feel" of those days and these people, this is your movie. If you require absolute historical accuracy, get a documentary DVD.
The portrayal by Mol is excellent. The politcs are nicely contrasted with the boy's Nixonite parents. It leaves one saddened, and feeling like you were asleep during those days and missed it all.
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J.D.
3.0 out of 5 stars according to her biographer Nina Burleigh "wore manners and charm like a second skin"
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2017
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A missed opportunity. Gretchen Mol makes this movie work, but my goodness, did this movie miss a chance at telling a real story... Excerpt from Wikipedia:

In 1983, former Harvard University psychology lecturer Timothy Leary claimed that in the spring of 1962, Pinchot Meyer, who, according to her biographer Nina Burleigh "wore manners and charm like a second skin",[23] told Leary she was taking part in a plan to avert worldwide nuclear war by convincing powerful male members of the Washington establishment to take mind-altering drugs, which would presumably lead them to conclude that the Cold War was meaningless.[55][56]

According to Leary, Meyer had sought him out for the purpose of learning how to conduct LSD sessions with these powerful men, including, she strongly implied, President John F. Kennedy, who was then her lover. Leary alleged that Pinchot Meyer told him she had shared in this plan with at least seven other Washington socialite friends who held similar political views and were trying to supply LSD to a small circle of high-ranking government officials. Leary also claimed that Pinchot Meyer had asked him for help while in a state of fear for her own life after the assassination of President Kennedy.

In his biography Flashbacks (1983), Leary claimed he had a call from Pinchot Meyer soon after the Kennedy assassination during which she sobbed and said, "They couldn't control him any more. He was changing too fast...They've covered everything up. I gotta come see you. I'm afraid. Be careful."[57]

The movie is not about LSD, but the idea that the president of the US would have changed 'too fast', because of the mind-altering drugs a serious love interest gave him, now there's a story ...
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Demands Quality
2.0 out of 5 stars Gretchen Mol is excellent in this
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2016
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Gretchen Mol is excellent in this, and tries her best with the material, but the script feels like a conspiracy theory idea from a young college kid with no actual world experience. Most "characters" are cardboard cutouts, and the screenplay telegraphs nearly every turn in the plot way before it should (IF it should). Unfortunately, the main character of the boy is probably not up to the demands of the script, and is leaden in his teenage angst and confusion instead of passionate. The camerawork, lighting, energy level of most of the cast, are all uninspiring. Movies like this are a nail in the coffin to the lauded "Independent Film."
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N. Lester
5.0 out of 5 stars Influential people's lives become a national affair
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2020
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The title's meaning is beyond an extra-martial affair. IMO, it is how certain potent, influential people and their lives become a neighborhood, city, state, or national affair. It is a very enjoyable movie with some suspense and light romance.
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David Belkin
4.0 out of 5 stars Gretchen great, but where are the bonus features?
Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2021
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The plot was awful, but Gretchen Mol was (as always) moving and beautiful. As others have pointed out, the language and behavior was not really credible for young teens in the early 1960s. (We did not drop f-bombs back then.) I deduct a star because the blu-ray I purchased is supposed to include bonus features (deleted scenes) but the menu on the disk provides no way to access them.
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DBR
3.0 out of 5 stars Not so 1963 ...
Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2018
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Entertaining story, being I would have been about the same age as Adam. Catherine, played by Gretchen Mol, is hot and sexy. Every young boy's crush. The funny stuff is back in 1963, kids didn't say "f off', "f you" like they do in this movie. We did play spin the bottle though. Second, when clearing the garden, tall paper yard waste bags didn't exist. We had trash cans, bushel baskets, and wheelbarrows for yard waste. That was a big faux pas. Lastly, when the young, inexperienced Adam is kissing Catherine on the couch, he reaches under her robe for between her legs like a veteran, not very realistic for a stumbling kid.
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Paola Zuffinetti
5.0 out of 5 stars It captures the true social and political atmosphere of the early 60s in the USA.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 9, 2016
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A faithful portrait of some aspects of life and politics of USA behind the happier facade. We can see through the characters, their worries, joys and hopes. Mol and all the others are perfectly cast in their roles. And what makes the movie complete is the right mix of exterior and interor scenes. I wish the movie a lot of success. To be viewed and savoured several times.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Shades of truth
Reviewed in Canada on May 6, 2011
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While this movie is fictional it is intermingled with historical references and was no doubt inspired by Marilyn Munroe's relationship with President Kennedy. It has a unique dimension of a young boy who becomes infatuated with the seductive Gretchen Mol and their relationship frames the movie. It is an interesting and very well crafted movie.
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L. Woodcock
3.0 out of 5 stars An American Affair:
Reviewed in Canada on May 26, 2012
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The movie, a little disappointed, slow and boring, not what I would have expected...But service and delivery; Excellent...Price, very reasonable...Would I recommend this movie...""NO""...But to each their own...
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Steve
4.0 out of 5 stars Strangely watchable
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 5, 2013
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A slow burner with an unbelievable plot line but stangely watchable if only to see Miss Mol displayed in the height of 1960s fashions.
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Emiliano O. Rivas
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and Very Well Acted
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 25, 2010
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I liked the story and the acting.
I found both Gretchen Mol and Cameron Bright's
acting very good.
The period was well depicted and the story
was interesting.
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