Remembering "The Automat"

By
Thom Powers
and
Raphaela Neihausen
Documentary of the Week | Feb 25, 2022

"The Automat" tells a lively history of the restaurant chain Horn & Hardart through the memories of famous customers like Mel Brooks, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Colin Powell. Filmmaker Lisa Hurwitz explores the changing demographics of urban culture that caused the Automat's fortunes to rise and fall.

 

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