The Times of Harvey Milk

1984 "He was powerful, charismatic, compassionate and gay. After eleven months in office he was assassinated."
8.2| 1h30m| en| More Info
Released: 07 October 1984 Released
Producted By: UCLA School of Film and Television
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
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Official Website: https://www.tellingpictures.com/harveymilk
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Harvey Milk was an outspoken human rights activist and one of the first openly gay U.S. politicians elected to public office; even after his assassination in 1978, he continues to inspire disenfranchised people around the world.

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Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!
FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.
Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.
Kaydan Christian A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.
SnoopyStyle The movie opens on November 27, 1978, with Dianne Feinstein as president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors announces the murder of mayor George Moscone and supervisor Harvey Milk by rival politician Dan White who resigned two weeks earlier. In the 70s, he and his lover Scott Smith opened their camera store. He became the unofficial mayor of Castro Street as he helped and organized the disenchanted. With Moscone, he reforms the voting process and becomes a driving force in San Francisco politics. This is a big significant life. The style is very traditional documentary. This is illuminating and it is obvious material for a movie. Harvey Fierstein does the narration in a deep voice. It's informative and compelling.
nixskits The Academy Awards celebrate the film works of many and often, the category that brings about much bitterness is Best Documentary. This category has been so dominated by films concerning World War 2 and it's very long shadows, anything about recent events, such as "The Thin Blue Line" or "Crumb", don't always have a fair chance at being nominated, much less winning.It's to the credit of all involved here that they help us learn more about Harvey Milk and the world before and after his assassination. Murdered minutes after Dan White fatally shot San Francisco Mayor George Moscone, Milk became the most visible example since the late Martin Luther King of a progressive figure almost certainly living each day as if it were his last. The climate of hate never truly ceases, it just moves at night and waits for the moment to destroy yet another person who bravely won't shut up and accept their oppression with a smile.Rob Epstein gives us the authentic footage featuring deathly quiet moments of grief from a candlelight procession thousands took part in after Milk died and the counterpoint, rioting in the streets after the ridiculously light sentence White was given became public knowledge. They're both equally poignant and two sides of the same psychosocial coin. For a jury to call what White did "manslaughter" was really lighting a fuse that wouldn't be put out until the inevitable explosion occurred.Human rights are not a top priority the world over and the abuses so many suffer with no recourse for justice are our 21st century mission to take on. Harvey Milk sacrificed for the next generation to have an easier life than him and his contemporaries. Now is the time to watch this great film and acknowledge his impact and legacy.
sunnylove301 In my opinion,Harvey Milk is a courage man and he express himself truly.We should respect and support homosexuality,and should not give them pressure any more.However,homosexuality just like us,they have their rights to get along with their lovers and we should encourage them.They used to stay in a closet and people used to afraid of recognize they are homosexuality.Many people even use a no-tell policy to them.Hence,we can't have a stereotype or a strange point of view to them.Therefore,those persons who devoted to support homosexuality and fight for them are the persons we should respect.Their spirits are more resolute and more courage than many heterosexuality.We should learn their spirits and the fearless power which fight for their rights and lovers.We can not to negate one person because of his/her sexual orientation and we should respect a person due to his/her achievements and spirits.
lin5520754 After I watch the video about Harvey Milk, I feel sad about Milk. In the video, I feel Milk is a good person, and he is fearless. He is a politician, and he does not care about what people criticize him. He does not care about what people say, he just wants to do the right things. I admire his fearless and courage. He can say to every one that he is a gay, and he does not care about what people say to him. He supports "Gay Day" for gays, and I think he is a really remarkable man. He does not care about what people say, he just wants to do the right things. I was really touched by his fearless and courage. I learn more from him. Although he is died, his spirit still exists in our mind.