Close-Up - rewatching the film classics: JFK, 1991

Hollywood has a century-long tradition of political narratives, such as Oliver Stone's 1991 film JFK. So how do you create a concise political history in cinematic form?
It starts with a staccato drum tattoo and moves into a swelling string movement. The voices of leaders rise from the depths of the past as the director of Salvador, Platoon and Wall Street builds a complex mosaic of American history.
The images and sounds masquerade as factual account - but this is anything but objective. Bruce Isaacs explains how Oliver Stone's creative storytelling uses historical bits and pieces as building blocks to tell a story that's more interested in an idea of the "truth" of JFK's presidency and assassination than the facts.
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Written and narrated by Bruce Isaacs
Sound editing by Shelagh Stanton, University of Sydney Digital Media
Video editing by Wes Mountain