The Atomic Cafe

One of the defining documentaries of the 20th century, The Atomic Cafe offers a darkly humorous glimpse into mid-century America, an era rife with paranoia, anxiety, and misapprehension. Narrated through an astonishing array of vintage clips and music, from military training films to campy advertisements, presidential speeches to pop songs, the film centers on the threat (and thrill) of the newly-minted atomic bomb.