Of all the strange and powerful and crazy and life-altering events that occurred in the 1960’s the Up With People chorus was among the most defining, but as the documentary film Smile Til It Hurts suggests, it wasn’t always a positively defining undertaking. The film consists of two very basic elements, contemporary interviews with the individuals who were involved at the time and archival footage of the events of that bygone era. However, the film becomes anything but very basic as it opens the flood gates of knowledge about an era of turbulence of which many younger generations likely have no understanding.
Directed by Lee Storey, Smile Til It Hurts utilizes the contrast of the perfect, utopian Brady Bunch appeal of the Up With People sing-outs with the underlying implications of the Moral Re-Armament movement that supported and backed the Up With People front. On the surface, Up With People...
Directed by Lee Storey, Smile Til It Hurts utilizes the contrast of the perfect, utopian Brady Bunch appeal of the Up With People sing-outs with the underlying implications of the Moral Re-Armament movement that supported and backed the Up With People front. On the surface, Up With People...
- 7/31/2009
- by Travis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.