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Alexandre O. Philippe

The Taking

Director Alexandre O. Philippe Composer Jon Hegel
76' - 2021 - Documentary - Dialogue: English

Another unique documentary by Alexandro O. Philippe. This time, he focuses on the iconic landscape of Monument Valley.

A radical examination of Monument Valley’s representation in cinema and advertising since John Ford’s Stagecoach (1939), The Taking scrutinizes how a site located on sovereign Navajo land came to embody the fantasy of the “Old West,” replete with self-perpetuating falsehoods, and why it continues to hold mythic significance in the global psyche.
The Taking is a documentary about John Ford, Monument Valley, and the myth of the West. It’s an exploration of the way the Monuments have been filmed over the years, especially in John Ford’s movies, but also beyond to try and understand the relationship between iconography and myth.” - Scream

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Credits

Directors

Alexandre O. Philippe

Composers

Jon Hegel

Director of Photography

Robert Muratore

Editors

Dave Krahling

Producers

Kerry Deignan Roy

Production studios

Exhibit A Pictures

More info

Dialogue

English

Countries of production

United States of America

Year

2021

Filmography

Alexandre O. Philippe
Chick Flick: The Miracle Mike Story (2003), Earthlings: Ugly Bags of Mostly Water (2004), Left (2006), The Spot (2008), Inside (2009), The People vs. George Lucas (2010), The Right to Breathe (2011), The Life and Times of Paul the Psychic Octopus (2012), Doc of the Dead (2014), 75/52 (2017), Memory: Thee Origins of Alien (2019), Leap of Faith: Williem Friedkin on The Exorcist (2019), The Taking (2021), Lynch/Oz (2022), William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill (2023), Film Fest Gent (short, 2023), Body and Sould (2024), Chain Reactions (2024)