The film Sunrise at Campobello (1960) is a classic and pleasant documentary covering a very significant part of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s life. It is a quiet film that is not filled with action or great scenery, however, this allows the viewer to focus on the main point of the movie which is how Franklin and his family dealt with the onset of his polio. With that being said, this paper will delve into the accuracy of the interpersonal relationships of the four main characters as well as the correctness of events that occurred. The film opens up with the family arriving to Campobello Island, New Brunswick on August 10, 1921. During this time, Franklin D. Roosevelt contracts the illness that sets the stage for the remainder of the movie. The
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They were shown as great political partners but even greater friends. The film was very accurate when it came to Howe. Everything from his sickly small stature, his strong personality and his role and relationship with both Eleanor and Franklin was covered. He was so important that many actually said that he was agreeably the most influential person in the making of Franklin and Eleanor’s successful political careers (“American Experience…”). The movie also showed truth in the relationship between Howe and Eleanor. It was indeed Howe who accompanied and helped coach Eleanor on her press conferences, being the voice and legs of her husband (“American Experience…”). They truly did have a friendship that was both personal and bonded through Franklin. Secondly, Roosevelt’s mother had a tremendous impact on his life as a whole. The film depicted Sara Delano Roosevelt as an overbearing, controlling, and overly protective mother and that is true. In many scenes Sara is shown bickering with Howe, Eleanor and even Franklin on some occasions. She strongly disapproved of her son’s involvement in politics especially after he fell ill. While she had the best intentions for her son, history agrees with the representation of Sara within the film. With all of these people influencing his life and providing unending support during his illness, the weight of dealing with and overcoming the onset of polio was
They were shown as great political partners but even greater friends. The film was very accurate when it came to Howe. Everything from his sickly small stature, his strong personality and his role and relationship with both Eleanor and Franklin was covered. He was so important that many actually said that he was agreeably the most influential person in the making of Franklin and Eleanor’s successful political careers (“American Experience…”). The movie also showed truth in the relationship between Howe and Eleanor. It was indeed Howe who accompanied and helped coach Eleanor on her press conferences, being the voice and legs of her husband (“American Experience…”). They truly did have a friendship that was both personal and bonded through Franklin. Secondly, Roosevelt’s mother had a tremendous impact on his life as a whole. The film depicted Sara Delano Roosevelt as an overbearing, controlling, and overly protective mother and that is true. In many scenes Sara is shown bickering with Howe, Eleanor and even Franklin on some occasions. She strongly disapproved of her son’s involvement in politics especially after he fell ill. While she had the best intentions for her son, history agrees with the representation of Sara within the film. With all of these people influencing his life and providing unending support during his illness, the weight of dealing with and overcoming the onset of polio was