Parkland – Das Attentat auf John F. Kennedy (2013)

Parkland – Das Attentat auf John F. Kennedy: Directed by Peter Landesman. With Marcia Gay Harden, Matt Barr, Zac Efron, Mallory Moye. A recounting of the chaotic events that occurred at Dallas’ Parkland Hospital on the day U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.

“Based on Vincent Bugliosiu0026#39;s book retelling the events leading up to and following the Kennedy assassination on a minute-by-minute basis, PARKLAND is a low-key film that eschews sensationalism in favor of characterization. Director Peter Landesman focuses on the reactions of those involved in the affair, notably Dr. Jim Carrico (Zac Efron), who treated JFK at the Parkland Hospital, and FBI agent James Hosty (Ron Livingston). The film is shot in cinéma-vérité style, with lots of quick cuts and close-ups on the protagonists with the minimum of climatic scenes. Sometimes the action drags slightly, but PARKLANDu0026#39;s main concern is to illuminate the human cost of the tragedy – for example, the reaction of dressmaker Abraham Zapruder (Paul Giamatti), whose amateur film of the tragedy constituted the only available record of what actually happened. Director Landesman shows how the emotional effect of being regularly interrogated by the FBI proved too much for him. We also see the reaction of the nurses in the Parkland Hospital, who strove to save the Presidentu0026#39;s life but eventually failed. Compared to other versions of the event – for example, Oliver Stoneu0026#39;s JFK – PARKLAND lacks sensationalism. but is nonetheless extremely well made, a testament to the efforts of everyone involved, actors, directors and those behind the camera alike.”