Poster for the film 'The Fog of War'

Made:
2003 in unknown place

Poster for the film 'The Fog of War', 2003.

'The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara' is a 2003 American documentary film about the life and times of former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara illustrating his observations of the nature of modern warfare. The film was directed by Errol Morris and features an original score by Philip Glass. The title derives from the military concept of the "fog of war" depicting the difficulty of making decisions in the midst of conflict.

The film won the 2003 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. In 2019, the film was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

The film focuses primarily on the interviews of former Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara, who was interviewed for about 20 hours by Errol Morris, through a special device called the "Interrotron" which projects images of interviewer and interviewee on two-way mirrors in front of their respective cameras so each appears to be talking directly to the other. Use of this device is intended to convey actual interaction with each other and direct eye contact with the viewer.

Details

Category:
Cinematography
Object Number:
2017-5127
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
type:
poster