Wonderland


1h 18m 1997

Brief Synopsis

A sarcastic scrutiny of Americana as told through a survey of Long Island's Levittown--a Post-World War II housing project built as a response to the then-current housing shortage; while the 17,000 cookie cutter homes seemed like the height of affordable modernity in 1947, today they prove to be a b

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1997
Location
Levittown, Long Island, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 18m

Synopsis

A sarcastic scrutiny of Americana as told through a survey of Long Island's Levittown--a Post-World War II housing project built as a response to the then-current housing shortage; while the 17,000 cookie cutter homes seemed like the height of affordable modernity in 1947, today they prove to be a bizarre vestige of one era's benign experiment in homogeneity.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1997
Location
Levittown, Long Island, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 18m

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Miscellaneous Notes

John O'Hagan was nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary for 1997 by the Directors Guild of America.

Winner of the grand jury prize and audience award at the 1997 San Francisco International Film Festival.

Released in United States 1997

Released in United States August 1999

Released in United States Fall October 24, 1997

Released in United States January 1997

Released in United States November 1998

Shown at Atlanta Film & Video Festival May 31 - June 8, 1997

Shown at Gen Art Summer Arts Festival in New York City August 5-9, 1999.

Shown at Northampton Film Festival in Northampton, Massachusetts November 4-8, 1998.

Shown at Portland International Film Festival February 13 - March 2, 1997.

Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 24 - May 8, 1997.

Shown at Sundance Film Festival (American Spectrum) in Park City, Utah January 16-26, 1997.

Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 26 - October 12, 1997.

Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Atlanta Film & Video Festival May 31 - June 8, 1997)

Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Portland International Film Festival February 13 - March 2, 1997.)

Awarded best documentary at the 1997 Atlanta Film & Video Festival.

Released in United States 1997 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 24 - May 8, 1997.)

Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 26 - October 12, 1997.)

Released in United States January 1997 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (American Spectrum) in Park City, Utah January 16-26, 1997.)

Released in United States August 1999 (Shown at Gen Art Summer Arts Festival in New York City August 5-9, 1999.)

Released in United States Fall October 24, 1997

Released in United States November 1998 (Shown at Northampton Film Festival in Northampton, Massachusetts November 4-8, 1998.)