At the forefront of this narrative isRichard Gerewho plays Pete St. John.
Hes a silver-tongued campaign consultant who knows exactly how to sell a candidate.
Directed bySidney Lumet,Poweris an exploration of the world of political image-making.
Image by Jefferson Chacon
There, truth is just another marketing strategy and all that matters is perception.
Long before social media turned elections into reality shows, this film showed viewers the entire playbook.
Campaigns are won in backrooms, not ballot boxes, and the real power players are completely anonymous....