by Rigorous Intuition » Fri Oct 20, 2006 3:57 pm
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>Salt of the Earth</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=PgcsVxLFFao&mode=related&search=">Part One</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=8LId6g1cJos&mode=related&search=">Part Two</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=7mAODOoMoGY&mode=related&search=">Part Three</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=SkaZA3MHbkE&mode=related&search=">Part Four</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=YeqSH3gPfGc&mode=related&search=">Part Five</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=4hP1yhmYTS8&mode=related&search=">Part Six</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=D8ZdEC8Gq88&mode=related&search=">Part Seven</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=TSH1Yg2v5ho&mode=related&search=">Part Eight</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=X3HF5Gu9nIE&mode=related&search=">Part Nine</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=LfQTlrxm1ok&mode=related&search=">Part Ten</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><br><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>In 1956, during the hysteria and "Americanism" of the Cold War and McCarthyism, blacklisted filmmakers united to create the impressively controversial labor film Salt of the Earth, despite severe pressure from McCarthy and the U.S. government.<br><br>Salt of the Earth depicts an emotionally moving portrait of human tenacity and courage that was echoed in real life by the struggles of its creators. The movie is based on a 1950 strike by zinc miners in Silver City, New Mexico. Amidst an environment of social injustice, a family drama is played out by the characters of Ramon and Esperanza Quintero, a Mexican American miner and his wife.<br><br>In the evolution of the strike, Ramon and Esperanza go through a severe role reversal: an injunction against the male strikers forces the women to take over the picket line, leaving the men to handle the domestic duties. The female characters evolve from men's inferiors into their allies and equals.<br><br>The movie received the Karlovy Vary and The Grand Prix de Acadamie du Cinema de Paris. The film was chosen by The Library of Congress as one of 100 American films to be preserved for posterity. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.pbs.org/kpbs/theborder/history/timeline/21.html">www.pbs.org</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><br><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.pbs.org/kpbs/theborder/images/1954saltoftheearthstill.jpg" style="border:0;"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--> <!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/JeffWells/saltoftheearth.jpg" style="border:0;"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--> <p></p><i></i>