Documentary shows how Bush's arrival changed Crawford

[kskiska]

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"Generally speaking, there was this excitement, enchantment and economic boon that came with his moving to town," Modigliani said. "By the end of the film there's a sense of disillusionment, being tired of the attention and feeling like the novelty has worn off."

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Modigliani, who moved to Austin several years ago after receiving a writing fellowship, said he decided to make the documentary — his first feature-length film — after learning that Bush did not grow up in Crawford.

"I wanted to do a film indicting Bush for this political stagecraft, using this town as a prop," Modigliani said. "But I found something much more compelling, which was the people of Crawford: their stories, their journeys, their arcs. The film became about them."

High school teacher Misti Turbeville, whose progressive views increasingly make her feel like an outsider here, theorizes that the ranch purchase was a public-relations ploy. In one scene, her students discuss why Bush would choose Crawford: to give him a heroic cowboy image or because small-town folks are viewed as having good morals, they say.

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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5811269.html

[Bozita]

1. link to film's trailer -- fascinating stuff

http://www.crawfordmovie.com/trailerlg.html