What It's About:

Davis's documentary places us at the heart of the Vietnam conflict, depicting the tragic toll in lives, while examining how the first "television war" was portrayed in our living rooms. Interviews with veterans, family members, policymakers, and military brass are all part of the film's careful dissection of our nation's collective conscience in the mid-1970s.

Why I Love It:

An ideal companion piece to Errol Morris's recent "The Fog of War," Davis's shattering, controversial film intercuts newsreel footage of the war's horrific impact with the ill-informed or misleading comments of its official supporters in the Pentagon and Congress. When the hard-hitting film won an Oscar for Best Documentary, producer Bert Schneider angered many at the ceremony with his overtly political acceptance speech. A devastating chronicle of a still-healing national wound, "Hearts and Minds" remains a powerful cautionary tale for any era.