The Cost of War
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Summary:
Weeks after S. Spencer Scott interviewed Lavinia Gelineau about the loss of her husband Chris, a young soldier who was killed in Iraq, Lavinia herself was murdered by her abusive father. A mediation on life during wartime.
Average Rating: 3.8
by 9 users
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- 06/06,
Marjorie Van Halteren
- Here is a debate and it is a subtle one. So here I go weighing in: I found the piece very disturbing. The production is on a professional level: the interview is very, very good and the producer…
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- 05/06,
Ahndi Fridell
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KFAI)
- I admire what the producer did with this piece. After Lavinia's death, the story also became about him and trying to make sense of things. It's very somber - basically just his and Lavinia's voices…
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- 05/06,
David Swatling
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Radio Netherlands)
- A powerful, moving story - stranger than fiction but shockingly real. The simple structure - two parts separated by an emotionally charged short silence - works very well. The narration is sesitively…
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- 03/06,
vicky chicoine
- I am Chris Gelineau's Mom, Vicky Chicoine. I had heard Lavi expressing these same feelings, as in the interview, many times. Lavi helped me so much with my grief overr Chris' death. I got and…
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- 07/05,
Mark Miller
- Well written and factual. THe storyline is a little hurried but the content is matter of fact and true as I know it. I think her interview should be redone in more detail with several more clips of…
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- 07/05,
Andre Rosario
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WAMU)
- I think this is my favorite story of the month. The beginning is so touching and dramatic. Your voice is very clear and your elocution is beyond words. There is very nice imagery coupled with a…
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- 07/05,
sasha smith
- This piece is very,very solemn and realistic. Yet its definetly something that young people need to hear to have a real taste of how someone who's lost a loved one in war can be affected. This piece…
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- 07/05,
Steve Yasko
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WTMD)
- I chose this piece to review before it was reviewed by another EB member. Let me see if I can put this question to the producer and the community. Our stations audiences are adults. PRX does a…
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- 07/05,
Viki Merrick
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Atlantic Public Media)
- There is a simplicity to the production of this piece that stopped me in my tracks. I knew what was going to happen based on the info given in the show page (which sometimes, I'm thinking, is not a…
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Marjorie Van Halteren
