P.O.V.

Season 1 Episode 9: Gates of Heaven

32 Seasons Aug 30, 1988 NR 1h 8

On the surface, this is a somewhat unusual film about pet cemeteries and their owners. But then it grows much more complicated and bizarre, until in the end it is about such large issues as love, immorality, failure, and the dogged elusiveness of the American Dream. Featured at major film festivals like New York, Cannes, and Berlin, Gates of Heaven was included in Roger Ebert's all time 10 best list.

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 American Tongues

1. American Tongues

Aired: Jul 5, 1988

"There's nobody that's not going to get old — unless they die," says Enola Ma...

Episode 2 Acting Our Age

2. Acting Our Age

Aired: Jul 5, 1988

Rich in humor and regional color, this sometimes hilarious film uses the pris...

Episode 4 Living with AIDS

4. Living with AIDS

Aired: Jul 19, 1988

Half comedy, half horror story, this disturbing film focuses on several spoke...

Episode 7 The Good Fight

7. The Good Fight

Aired: Aug 9, 1988

Five years before the United States entered World War II, 3,200 Americans wen...

Episode 8 Louie Bluie

8. Louie Bluie

Aired: Aug 23, 1988

About the obscure country-blues musician and idiosyncratic visual artist Howa...

Episode 9 Gates of Heaven

9. Gates of Heaven

Aired: Aug 30, 1988

On the surface, this is a somewhat unusual film about pet cemeteries and thei...

Episode 10 Best Boy

10. Best Boy

Aired: Sep 6, 1988

Hailed by many critics as a classic, Best Boy is the moving story of Philly, ...

Episode 11 Rate It X

11. Rate It X

Aired: Jul 26, 1988

Rate It X is a bitingly funny and disarming journey through the landscape of ...

Episode 12 Metropolitan Avenue

12. Metropolitan Avenue

Aired: Aug 16, 1988

Metropolitan Avenue is an inspiring contemporary story about women who strive...


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Current Status: Returning Series

Network: PBS

Genres: Documentary