Colin Quinn: Long Story Short (2011)

“the Sumerians the Babylonians the Old Testament, mindless brutality and instinct”
“the search for the self” in Ancient Greece
Tragedies and philosophies
From “the smart guys” to “the tough guys” in Rome
Holy Roman Empire
Irreverent, self-consciously half-hearted tour of world history and world cultures
Middle East
India
British Empire
South America
Russia
Africa
China
America
Personifies countries, international relations as flirtations and flings and relationships, wars as barfights
Extended riff on badmouthing
New Yawker’s perspective
Conflates ancient civilizations with our modern one using amusing fallacies
Human behavior behind everything, human nature never changes
Empire in decline?

Aspect ratios: 1.78:1 Number of discs: 1 Audio: LPCM 2.0 Street date: 12/6/2011 Distributor:

VSC

“Behind the Scenes Footage” (17:29, HD)
“Press Event Footage” (3:33)

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