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- On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 66% approval rating from critics, based on 98 reviews, with an average score of 6.3/10. The website's consensus reads, "Its intentions are sometimes easier to appreciate than its execution, but The Public remains an earnest and reasonably engaging social advocacy drama."
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Feb 23, 2020 · Alex Baldwin in Emilio Estevez drama ‘The Public’. Credit: Alamy. Politically, The Public bangs the drum for social democracy as well as positive action. Estevez makes use of the Occupy...
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Apr 5, 2019 · “The Public” refers both to the Cincinnati public library where most of the story takes place and to the larger public, the individuals and the idea of the public good or the public interest. And Estevez plays the main character, a librarian named Stuart Goodson.
Apr 2, 2019 · In “The Public,” the director-writer-star tackles addiction, mental illness, global warming and, most of all, homelessness, sermonizing about how social systems fail the least fortunate.
- A Creative Premise with A Powerful Message
- Librarians Are The Real Heroes
- Changing How We Think About Homeless People
- Conclusion:The Public
In The Public, Emilio Estevezis stuck in a library once again. But compared to The Breakfast Club, things are much different this time around. Estevezdirects, writes, and stars as Stuart Goodson, a librarian at the Cincinnati Public Library. A group of homeless people frequently visit the library, especially to escape from a particularly brutal win...
The idea of homeless people seeking shelter in public libraries isn’t a matter of fiction. In fact, Estevez’s inspiration for the film stems from the 2007 essay “Written Off”by Chip Ward, former assistant director of the Salt Lake City Public Library. When The Publicscreened at Cinequest in San Jose, Estevezwas accompanied on stage by local librari...
The Public is arguably heavy-handed in its message, but it’s one that demands to be heard. Last year, approximately 553,000 people in the United Statesexperienced homelessness on any given night. The Public’s three-dimensional characters and thoughtful script work to encourage viewers to see homeless people from a new perspective. The depth of thes...
In an interview with The Washington Post, Estevezdeclares that he hopes the film “may inspire people to look at mental illness differently, at homelessness differently, to look at libraries differently, to actually go into a library.” The Publicdoes all that and more. The film is a powerful reminder to be kind, put our biases aside, and appreciate ...
Parents need to know that The Public is a drama about a group of homeless men attempting to spend the night in the Cincinnati Public Library during a brutal cold snap. Emilio Estevez wrote and directed and stars as the librarian who must make a hard choice.
- Emilio Estevez
- Jeffrey M. Anderson
- Greenwich Entertainment
Sep 9, 2018 · In Emilio Estevez ’s scrappy feel-good drama The Public, the head librarian of the Cincinnati Public Library becomes an accidental hero when temperatures plunge below freezing and he sides with...
Apr 3, 2019 · If you take The Public for what it is, it’s a fairly enjoyable film wherein solid performances from an exceptionally talented cast elevate an otherwise emotionally manipulative story into a rousing tale of truth versus law.
