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Frontier House

starring: Conor Clune, Adrienne Clune, Kathryn Walker, Gordon Clune, Kristen Brooks
directed by: Maro Chermayeff, Nicolas Brown

: Frontier House
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0841887000987
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: PBS (Direct)
Manufacturer: PBS (Direct)
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: PBS (Direct)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 02, 2002
Running Time: 360 minutes
Sales Rank: 29888
Studio: PBS (Direct)
Theatrical Release Date: April 29, 2002



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Amazon.com:
Based on the sweeping success of PBS' 1900 House, producer Simon Shaw applies the same standards of accuracy and authenticity to this imaginative sequel, giving viewers a glimpse into frontier America during the years proceeding the 1882 Homestead Act when land out West was 'free for the taking.' Appropriately billed a 'docu-soap,' Frontier House is part of PBS' House Series, blending documentary and reality programming as three modern American families test their grit and resourcefulness during a five month immersion as pioneers in the Montana Territory. The Clune, Glenn, and Brooks families' daily lives are recorded and condensed into six one-hour episodes chronicling the hardships and, in some cases, humor of building cabins, planting gardens, digging outhouses, chopping wood, and tending livestock—all while bearing the strain of close familial living and neighborly interdependence necessary for survival. While the film's bickering between families grows wearisome, narrator Kathryn Walker provides a historical context, explaining that such squabbles were typical of homesteading communities. PBS deserves kudos for its meticulous and painstaking commitment to the highest caliber of credibility, employing a team of historic preservation specialists to attend to every detail of the series. Highlights include the touching, actual wedding of Nate and Kristen Brooks, and a compelling 'Making Of' bonus feature that caps the overall effort with charm and appeal. (Ages 8 and older) Lynn Gibson



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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Time Travel Is Possible
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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A Must-See for All family Members
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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Top Quality Documentary
The most important thing about this type of experiment (the House series, and this is obviously the ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Fascinating Social Experiment
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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - How can you not love this show???
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