Man from Plains

Man from Plains
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jonathan Demme
Produced by	Neda Armian
Written by	Jonathan Demme
Starring	Jimmy Carter Rosalynn Carter
Music by	Djamel Benyelles Alejandro Escovedo
Cinematography	Declan Quinn
Edited by	Kate Amend
Production company	Participant Media
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Classics
Release dates	September 7, 2007 (2007-09-07) (Venice Film Festival)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$108,807^[1]

Man from Plains (originally titled He Comes in Peace) is a 2007 American documentary film written and directed by Jonathan Demme, which chronicles former President of the United States Jimmy Carter's book tour across America to publicize his new book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid.^[2]^[3]^[4] For the book promotion, Carter grants interviews to selected newspapers, magazines, and television shows, such as CNN, PBS, Air America Radio, NPR, Chicago Life, Los Angeles Times, and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Festival screenings

Man from Plains debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2007.^[5] The film won 3 awards at the 2007 Venice Film Festival: FIPRESCI Prize, EIUC Award and Biografilm Award.

Box office

The film grossed $108,807.^[1]

Notes

1 2 Jimmy Carter: Man From Plains The Numbers - Movie Box Office Data, Film Stars, Idle Speculation, accessed May 1, 2011.
↑ Chris Tilly, "Demme 'Comes in Peace'," The Time Out Movie Blog: This Week's Top Stories from the Movie World (TOMB), Time Out London December 5, 2006, accessed January 23, 2007.
↑ Borys Kitt and Nicole Sperling, "Demme Helms Docu on Carter for Participant", The Hollywood Reporter December 6, 2006, accessed May 3, 2007.
↑ Nick Paumgarten, "Jimmy Carter Aloft", The New Yorker December 11, 2006, accessed May 3, 2007.
↑ "Man from Plains Jonathan Demme", Toronto International Film Festival official website "film schedules", accessed September 10, 2007.

External links

Man From Plains Participant Media
An intimate, surprising encounter with President Jimmy Carter Take Part
Man from Plains at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Jonathan Demme

Caged Heat (1974)
Crazy Mama (1975)
Fighting Mad (1976)
Handle with Care (1977)
Last Embrace (1979)
Melvin and Howard (1980)
Who Am I This Time? (1982)
Swing Shift (1984)
Stop Making Sense (1984)
Something Wild (1986)
Swimming to Cambodia (1987)
Married to the Mob (1988)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Cousin Bobby (1992)
Philadelphia (1993)
Storefront Hitchcock (1998)
Beloved (1998)
The Truth About Charlie (2002)
The Agronomist (2004)
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006)
Man from Plains (2007)
Rachel Getting Married (2008)
Neil Young Trunk Show (2009)
Neil Young Journeys (2011)
A Master Builder (2013)
Ricki and the Flash (2015)
Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids (2016)

Jimmy Carter

39th President of the United States (1977–81) 76th Governor of Georgia (1971–75)

Presidency	Presidency Inauguration Camp David Accords Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty Torrijos–Carter Treaties National Energy Policy Iran hostage crisis Operation Eagle Claw Moral Equivalent of War speech 1979 energy crisis Carter Doctrine Diplomatic Relations with China 1980 Summer Olympics boycott Resolute desk SALT Department of Energy Department of Education Department of Health and Human Services State of the Union Addresses (1978 1979 1980) Cabinet Federal judicial appointments controversies Executive Order 12148 Executive Order 12170 Rabbit incident Goldwater v. Carter

Life and activities	Carter Center Presidential Library and Museum Habitat for Humanity Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project The Elders Carter–Menil Human Rights Prize Jimmy Carter National Historic Site Nairobi Agreement, 1999 UFO incident

Elections	Georgia gubernatorial election, 1966 1970 Democratic presidential primaries, 1976 1980 Democratic National Convention, 1972 1976 1980 United States presidential election, 1976 1980

Books	(Complete list) The Hornet's Nest (2003 novel) Our Endangered Values (2006) Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid (2006 reaction and commentary) Beyond the White House (2007) We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land (2009) White House Diary (2010) A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power (2014) A Full Life: Reflections at 90 (2015)

Honors	(Complete list) Nobel Peace Prize Presidential Medal of Freedom Freedom of the City Silver Buffalo Award Philadelphia Liberty Medal United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights Hoover Medal Christopher Award Grammy Award

Legacy	Man from Plains (2007 documentary) USS Jimmy Carter

Related	Mary Prince (nanny)

Family	Rosalynn Carter (wife) Jack Carter (son) Amy Carter (daughter) James Earl Carter, Sr. (father) Lillian Gordy Carter (mother) Gloria Carter Spann (sister) Ruth Carter Stapleton (sister) Billy Carter (brother) Jason Carter (grandson) James Carter IV (grandson) Emily Dolvin (maternal aunt) Hugh Carter (paternal first cousin)

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