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Branson, Missouri. Some call it the new Nashville or the Las Vegas of the Bible Belt. Over the past ten years, nearly 40 theaters have shot out of the ground in this once sleepy Ozark Mountain town of fewer than 4000 inhabitants. Here in America's heartland, country legends and television and stage stars from yesteryear have reincarnated themselves and offer up good ol'patriotic, Christian entertainment to six million tourists. Seeped in nostalgia, and wallowing in stars, stripes and neon lights, Branson is populated by such colorful figures as USO pin-up girl Jennifer Wilson, country music star Barbara Fairchild, boy wonder Matthew Matney, and of course, Jesus Christ himself in the bombastic musical "The Promise". Mixing show numbers, interviews, and behind the scenes shots, the film weaves a dense portrait of the making of the American myth. The film climaxes with the largest Veteran's Day celebration in the United States, including a rare, chilling interview with General Paul Tibbets, pilot of the Enola Gay, in which he reflects upon his dropping of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Still only a small dot on the map, Branson now offers more theater seats than Las Vegas and Brodway combined, and has established itself as the second most popular drive-to holiday destination in the United States.

Germany - 2001 - 52 mn - Super 16 mm - Colour

Réalisation Rick Minnich Scénario Rick Minnich Image Eeva Fleig Son Dietrich Körner Montage Robert Schneider, Xina Graff Musique Antonín Dvorak, Jennifer Wilson, Matthew Matney, Barbara Faichild, Randy Brooks

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