Cadillac Desert (film)
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Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature (1997) is an American
four-part documentary series about water, money, politics, and the transformation of nature. The film was produced and directed by Jon Else and Linda Harrar.
The first three episodes are based on Marc Reisner
's book, Cadillac Desert
(1986), that delves into the history of water use and misuse in the American West. It explores the triumph and disaster, heroism and intrigue, and the rivalries and bedfellows that dominate this little-known chapter of American history.
The final episode, is drawn from Sandra Postel
's book, Last Oasis, (1992) which examines the global impact of the technologies and policies that came out of America's manipulation of water, demonstrating how they have created the need for conservation methods that will protect Earth's water for the next century.
The parts of the documentary are entitled:
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four-part documentary series about water, money, politics, and the transformation of nature. The film was produced and directed by Jon Else and Linda Harrar.
Synopsis
The film chronicles the growth of a large community in the western American desert. It brought abundance and the legacy of risk it has created in the United States and abroad.The first three episodes are based on Marc Reisner
Marc Reisner
Marc Reisner was an American environmentalist and writer best known for his book Cadillac Desert, a history of water management in the American West....
's book, Cadillac Desert
Cadillac Desert
Cadillac Desert, by Marc Reisner, is a 1986 book published by Viking about land development and water policy in the western United States. Subtitled The American West and its Disappearing Water, it gives the history of the Bureau of Reclamation and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and their struggle...
(1986), that delves into the history of water use and misuse in the American West. It explores the triumph and disaster, heroism and intrigue, and the rivalries and bedfellows that dominate this little-known chapter of American history.
The final episode, is drawn from Sandra Postel
Sandra Postel
Sandra Postel is the director and founder of the Global Water Policy Project. She is a world expert on fresh water issues and related ecosystems. From 1988 to 1994 she served as the Vice President for Research at the Worldwatch Institute. In 2002, Scientific American magazine named her as one of...
's book, Last Oasis, (1992) which examines the global impact of the technologies and policies that came out of America's manipulation of water, demonstrating how they have created the need for conservation methods that will protect Earth's water for the next century.
The parts of the documentary are entitled:
- Water and the Transformation of Nature - Mulholland’s Dream (90 minutes)
- Water and the Transformation of Nature - An American Nile (60 minutes)
- Water and the Transformation of Nature - The Mercy of Nature (60 minutes)
- Water and the Transformation of Nature - Last Oasis (60 minutes)
External links
- Cadillac Desert official page (archived)
- Cadillac Desert film clip at You Tube