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''Commune'' is a 2005 documentary film by Jonathan Berman. The film is about an intentional community located in Siskiyou County, California called Black Bear Ranch and features narration by Peter Coyote who himself once resided at Black Bear. ==Reception== ''Commune'' was well received with a score of 95% fresh at Rotten Tomatoes.〔(Rotten Tomatoes )〕 Metacritic lists ''Commune'' with a score of 74 out of 100.〔(Metacritic )〕 Maitland McDonagh of TV Guide pronounced it "A close examination of a quintessential '60s phenomenon that speaks volumes about the attitudes and experiences that shaped the decade...captivating.〔(TV Guide )〕 Andrew O'Hehir of Salon.com said "Amid the dozens of documentaries made about various aspects of '60s society and culture, "Commune" stands out for its ambiguity, honesty and sheer human clarity...an extraordinary collage."〔(Salon review )〕 A New York Times review, titled "Just a Hardy Bunch of Settlers Who Left America and Moved to California", described the commune veterans: "However weatherbeaten they appear, they still have a light in their eyes, and they exude the hardy spirit of pioneers who are older and wiser but unbowed," adding that they look back with "pride, amusement, and sadness."〔(Just a Hardy Bunch of Settlers Who Left America and Moved to California ), by Stephen Holden. New York Times, Nov. 3, 2006〕 Another review, in the New York Sun, provides more specifics on a fundraising technique one former member called "emotional blackmail," claiming that the $22,000 initial land purchase was acquired by pitching rock musicians that they were "making money off our lifestyle and that it was time for them to give something back."〔Trying To Remember the Family Band, by James Bowman, New York Sun, Nov. 3, 2006.〕 The ''San Francisco Chronicle'',〔(SFGate review )〕 ''The Village Voice'',〔(Village Voice review )〕 and ''Variety''〔(Variety review )〕 all gave the film positive reviews. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Commune (film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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