Katja von Garnier's historical drama about women's suffrage, Iron Jawed Angels, arrives on DVD with a transfer that preserves the original broadcast aspect ratio of 1.85:1. An English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1, English and Spanish soundtracks have been recorded in Dolby Digital Surround, and a French soundtrack is available in Dolby Digital Stereo. Subtitles are accessible in all three of those languages as well. Supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by the director. This is a fine disc from HBO Video.
Customer Rating
4
Clarified some historicl questions
on May 26, 2010
Posted by: JoeYCA
from Augusta, GA
I used this with teens to teach Character Ed. We looked at 'fairness' and were amazed at the strength of resistance to a basic constitutional right. It demonstrated how the white male establishment held on to absolute power as long as this great country's citizens allowed them. It was amazing how some women, like other minorities, knew their "place" in this society. Thank God for the people who stood up and said enough! Great history lesson. We have indeed matured as a society.
What's great about it: eliminated my ignorance on this civil rights issue