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The Hottest August

Capital is, in practice, moved as much and as little by the final depopulation of the...

narrator: Capital is, in practice, moved as much and as little by the final depopulation of the human race as by the probable fall of the Earth into the sun. ♪ ♪ Everyone knows that some time or other, the crash must come, but everyone hopes that it may fall on the head of his neighbor, after he himself has caught the shower of gold and placed it in safety. ♪ ♪ Après mois, le déluge

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narrator: Capital is, in practice, moved as much
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and as little by the final depopulation of the human race
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as by the probable fall of the Earth into the sun.
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♪ ♪
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Everyone knows that some time or other,
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the crash must come,
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but everyone hopes that it may fall
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on the head of his neighbor,
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after he himself has caught the shower of gold
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and placed it in safety.
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♪ ♪
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Après mois, le déluge.
Duration
33 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:32
Uploaded
Jun 06, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
The Hottest August, LLC,ITVS,Oh Ratface Films,Walking Productions,Grasshopper Films,Cinereach,Field of Vision

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Movie Summary

Ordinary people in New York are asked to talk about their lives and their hopes for the future in a time marked by political division and climate change.
After me, the flood. - The Hottest August 00:39
After me, the flood.
[indistinct chatter] - The Hottest August 00:11
[indistinct chatter]
Uh, this was around the election-- - The Hottest August 00:18
Uh, this was around the election--
Obviously--I don't know, it was a bad situation. - The Hottest August 00:05
Obviously--I don't know, it was a bad situation.
It was the middle of the day, and I was walking with my baby, - The Hottest August 00:25
It was the middle of the day, and I was walking with my baby...
And the worst part, to me, is that I kept walking. - The Hottest August 00:06
And the worst part, to me, is that I kept walking.
I did not do anything, - The Hottest August 00:08
I did not do anything,
So, um, my friend told me about this, - The Hottest August 00:17
So, um, my friend told me about this,
[dramatic music] - The Hottest August 00:10
[dramatic music]
- Tell me about the neighborhood. - The Hottest August 00:16
- Tell me about the neighborhood.
It was strictly, uh... - The Hottest August 00:05
It was strictly, uh...
Irish, Italian, some Jewish. - The Hottest August 00:05
Irish, Italian, some Jewish.
And I've got great neighbors, and that's not the issue, - The Hottest August 00:20
And I've got great neighbors, and that's not the i...
There's good areas and bad areas - The Hottest August 00:18
There's good areas and bad areas
- No, I--listen, I can turn around - The Hottest August 00:06
- No, I--listen, I can turn around
I just don't like people who, um, you know, - The Hottest August 00:11
I just don't like people who, um, you know,
[dog barking] - The Hottest August 00:16
[dog barking]
That's not a big deal. Where--where in Brooklyn? - The Hottest August 00:06
That's not a big deal. Where--where in Brooklyn?
- Oh, what--what's funny about that? - The Hottest August 00:04
- Oh, what--what's funny about that?
- I was a cop and I worked in that area in the '70s, - The Hottest August 00:08
- I was a cop and I worked in that area in the '70s,