The Anthem

Name: The Anthem
Genre: Documentary

Documentary1h 5m

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Storyline

Internationally acclaimed filmmaker Evan Schmitt is back with his third film about bicycle racing. Set in the year 2008, Schmitt takes you on a journey to meet the people and places in these unique sporting events; three different races in 3 different worlds. The Cascade Classic, The FSA Grand Prix and the Single Speed Cyclocross World Championships. Follow behind Tour de France stage winner Levi Leipheimer in a time trial, talk to Olympic and world champion Kristin Armstrong and more! Shot in digital video in the actual locations around the world.

Details

DirectorEvan Schmitt

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Reviews

6 reviews · 5 critics

5 fresh · 0 rotten

Carrie Rickey

RTPhiladelphia InquirerOct 17, 2007

Gabel and Hahn, whose thoughtful and frequently amusing commentary carries us through thousands of miles of interstate and more motels than Frank Zappa ever imagined, are guided by John Steinbeck's wisdom that you don't take a trip, but the trip takes you

David Hunter

RTThe Hollywood ReporterSep 24, 2007

This is a documentary that could easily have been overly self-indulgent or fashionably irreverent but instead appeals to one's intelligence and provides glimpses of a dynamic country cruising peacefully toward the millennium.

Michael Wilmington

RTChicago TribuneSep 24, 2007

It's enjoyable precisely because Hahn and Gabel give us both sides of the experience: the interviewer and interviewee. Though there's an undercurrent of melancholy, Anthem is a bright ride, a welcome shot of 60's optimism in a gray post-modern age.

Critic

RTTV GuideOct 17, 2007

While Anthem may not offer any genuine insight into the future of America, Gabel and Hahn at least prove that the can-do spirit has not been completely lost to cynicism and the cult of celebrity.