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24 Frames Per Second
directed by Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997 (Harrington Park, NJ: Milestone Films, 2016), 3 mins
SHIRLEY CLARKE was brilliant, scandalous, bold, and incredibly talented. Had she been a man, film historians would have long ago placed her in the pantheon of great auteurs, alongside Orson Welles and John Cassavetes. Today, her triumph can be recognized in her ability to be herself-- one of the great originals of...
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directed by Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997 (Harrington Park, NJ: Milestone Films, 2016), 3 mins
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SHIRLEY CLARKE was brilliant, scandalous, bold, and incredibly talented. Had she been a man, film historians would have long ago placed her in the pantheon of great auteurs, alongside Orson Welles and John Cassavetes. Today, her triumph can be recognized in her ability to be herself-- one of the great originals of her time. A true artist, Clarke combined her innate impishness and sense of adventure with a dancer's aesthetic and her tremendous dri...
SHIRLEY CLARKE was brilliant, scandalous, bold, and incredibly talented. Had she been a man, film historians would have long ago placed her in the pantheon of great auteurs, alongside Orson Welles and John Cassavetes. Today, her triumph can be recognized in her ability to be herself-- one of the great originals of her time. A true artist, Clarke combined her innate impishness and sense of adventure with a dancer's aesthetic and her tremendous drive to battle injustice to make films that dazzle, challenge, and beguile the audience. The Magic Box is the culmination of Milestone's "Project Shirley" -- an eight-year-long effort to explore the films and life of this extraordinary woman. Working with film archives and Clarke's daughter Wendy, Milestone has been able to explore the wide range of the filmmaker's output. The Magic Box includes Clarke's Academy Award-winning documentary, Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel With the World, experimental shorts, "lost" films, unfinished projects, outtakes, and a lifetime of home movies. Disc one highlights Clarke's brilliant experimental works. Disc two compiles her gorgeous dance films. Disc three features Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel With the World, Christopher and Me, and a wealth of home movies from Clarke's long life. The Magic Box includes a brochure to put all her work in context and be a guide to the treasures that await. THE MAGIC BOX: The films of Shirley Clarke, 1929-1987: PROJECT SHIRLEY VOLUME 4. B&W and Color. Magic Box Producers: Dennis Doros and Amy Heller. Thanks to Wendy Clarke, Wisconsin Center for Theater and Film Research, The Museum of Modern Art Film Department, the National Archives, the Anthology Film Archives, the UCLA Film and Television Archive, the Academy Film Archive, and Metropolis Post. Cover designed by Lauren Caddick.
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Performance
Author / Creator
Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997
Date Published / Released
1977, 2016
Publisher
Milestone Films
Topic / Theme
Archives and special collections, Visual art, Avant-garde
Copyright Message
©1929-2016 Shirley Clarke Estate
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Bridges-Go-Round 1: Jazz
directed by Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997; produced by Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997 (Harrington Park, NJ: Milestone Films, 1958), 4 mins,
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This short film, by Shirley Clarke, visually presents New York City's bridges in a form of abstract cinema. Two versions of the film were produced, one featuring a jazz score composed by Teo Macero, and in the other, electronic music by Louis and Bebe Barron.
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directed by Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997; produced by Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997 (Harrington Park, NJ: Milestone Films, 1958), 4 mins,
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Source: www.imdb.com
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This short film, by Shirley Clarke, visually presents New York City's bridges in a form of abstract cinema. Two versions of the film were produced, one featuring a jazz score composed by Teo Macero, and in the other, electronic music by Louis and Bebe Barron.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Contributor
Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997, Teo Macero, 1925-
Author / Creator
Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997
Date Published / Released
1958
Publisher
Milestone Films
Topic / Theme
Bridges, Jazz music
Copyright Message
©1929-2016 Shirley Clarke Estate
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Bridges-Go-Round 2: Electronic
directed by Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997; produced by Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997 (Harrington Park, NJ: Milestone Films, 1958), 4 mins,
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This short film, by Shirley Clarke, visually presents New York City's bridges in a form of abstract cinema. Two versions of the film were produced, one featuring a jazz score composed by Teo Macero, and in the other, electronic music by Louis and Bebe Barron.
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directed by Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997; produced by Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997 (Harrington Park, NJ: Milestone Films, 1958), 4 mins,
Source: www.imdb.com
Source: www.imdb.com
Description
This short film, by Shirley Clarke, visually presents New York City's bridges in a form of abstract cinema. Two versions of the film were produced, one featuring a jazz score composed by Teo Macero, and in the other, electronic music by Louis and Bebe Barron.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Contributor
Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997, Louis Barron, 1920-1989, Bebe Barron, 1926-2008
Author / Creator
Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997
Date Published / Released
1958
Publisher
Milestone Films
Topic / Theme
Music works, Bridges
Copyright Message
©1929-2016 Shirley Clarke Estate
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Brussels Loops
directed by Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997, Wheaton Galentine, 1914-2011, Richard Leacock, 1921-2011 and D. A. Pennebaker, 1925-; produced by Willard Van Dyke, 1906-1986 and Irving Jacoby, 1909-1985, Affiliated Film Producers (Harrington Park, NJ: Milestone Films, 2015), 59 mins
Brussels Loops was created to be projected at the American Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair. Shot mostly by Shirley Clarke and D. A. Pennebaker, the film features a continuous loop of images of America.
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directed by Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997, Wheaton Galentine, 1914-2011, Richard Leacock, 1921-2011 and D. A. Pennebaker, 1925-; produced by Willard Van Dyke, 1906-1986 and Irving Jacoby, 1909-1985, Affiliated Film Producers (Harrington Park, NJ: Milestone Films, 2015), 59 mins
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Brussels Loops was created to be projected at the American Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair. Shot mostly by Shirley Clarke and D. A. Pennebaker, the film features a continuous loop of images of America.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Contributor
Willard Van Dyke, 1906-1986, Irving Jacoby, 1909-1985, Affiliated Film Producers
Author / Creator
Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997, Wheaton Galentine, 1914-2011, Richard Leacock, 1921-2011, D. A. Pennebaker, 1925-
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Milestone Films
Topic / Theme
Cultural life, Persons, Architecture, Geophysical features
Copyright Message
©1929-2016 Shirley Clarke Estate
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Bullfight
directed by Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997; produced by Halcyon Films; performed by Anna Sokolow, 1910-2000 (Harrington Park, NJ: Milestone Films, 2016), 9 mins
Clarke parallels the sense of spectacle and the real violence of an actual bullfight with a dance interpretation of the emotional experience, using a distillation of the ritual gestures in the Spanish bull ring. In her intense interpretation, Sokolow embodies both matador and bull, both executioner and the sacrifi...
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directed by Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997; produced by Halcyon Films; performed by Anna Sokolow, 1910-2000 (Harrington Park, NJ: Milestone Films, 2016), 9 mins
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Clarke parallels the sense of spectacle and the real violence of an actual bullfight with a dance interpretation of the emotional experience, using a distillation of the ritual gestures in the Spanish bull ring. In her intense interpretation, Sokolow embodies both matador and bull, both executioner and the sacrifice.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Anna Sokolow, 1910-2000
Contributor
Halcyon Films, Norman Lloyd, 1909-1980
Author / Creator
Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997, Anna Sokolow, 1910-2000
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
Milestone Films
Topic / Theme
Bull fighting, Dances, Dancer
Copyright Message
©1929-2016 Shirley Clarke Estate
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Butterfly
directed by Wendy Clarke, fl. 1967-2001 and Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997; performed by Wendy Clarke, fl. 1967-2001 and Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997 (Harrington Park, NJ: Milestone Films, 1967), 4 mins,
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This short experimental film by Wendi Clarke, in collaboration with Shirley Clarke, her mother, is made for a war protest event in which they themselves portray as mother and daughter with Brahms's lullaby as the soundtrack with alternating baby cries and machine gun fire sound effects.
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directed by Wendy Clarke, fl. 1967-2001 and Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997; performed by Wendy Clarke, fl. 1967-2001 and Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997 (Harrington Park, NJ: Milestone Films, 1967), 4 mins,
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This short experimental film by Wendi Clarke, in collaboration with Shirley Clarke, her mother, is made for a war protest event in which they themselves portray as mother and daughter with Brahms's lullaby as the soundtrack with alternating baby cries and machine gun fire sound effects.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Wendy Clarke, fl. 1967-2001, Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997
Author / Creator
Wendy Clarke, fl. 1967-2001, Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997
Date Published / Released
1967
Publisher
Milestone Films
Topic / Theme
Social activism and activists, Herself 1, Herself 2
Copyright Message
©1929-2016 Shirley Clarke Estate
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The Connection
written by Jack Gelber, 1932-2003; directed by Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997; produced by Lewis M. Allen, 1922-2003 and Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997; performed by Warren Finnerty, 1925-1974, William Redfield, 1927-1976 and Jerome Raphael, 1925-2012 (Harrington Park, NJ: Milestone Films, 1961), 1 hour 43 mins,
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THE CONNECTION is one of the most vital, fascinating films of the American independent world. Created by a woman director, Shirley Clarke, at a time when they were in very short supply, the film shattered stereotypes in just about every conceivable way. And yet, the film remained unseen for many years. Shirley Cla...
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written by Jack Gelber, 1932-2003; directed by Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997; produced by Lewis M. Allen, 1922-2003 and Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997; performed by Warren Finnerty, 1925-1974, William Redfield, 1927-1976 and Jerome Raphael, 1925-2012 (Harrington Park, NJ: Milestone Films, 1961), 1 hour 43 mins,
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Source: www.imdb.com
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THE CONNECTION is one of the most vital, fascinating films of the American independent world. Created by a woman director, Shirley Clarke, at a time when they were in very short supply, the film shattered stereotypes in just about every conceivable way. And yet, the film remained unseen for many years. Shirley Clarke was a vital part of the burgeoning post-war American film movement. She was one of the first signers — and the only woman — of...
THE CONNECTION is one of the most vital, fascinating films of the American independent world. Created by a woman director, Shirley Clarke, at a time when they were in very short supply, the film shattered stereotypes in just about every conceivable way. And yet, the film remained unseen for many years. Shirley Clarke was a vital part of the burgeoning post-war American film movement. She was one of the first signers — and the only woman — of the New American Cinema manifesto in 1961. For her first feature film, she decided to take on a controversial play by Jack Gelber that was running off-Broadway. The Connection was a play within a play within a jazz concert. It portrayed a group of drug addicts, some of them jazz musicians, waiting in a New York loft apartment for their drug connection. A producer and a writer, meanwhile, have entered their lives to study them and write a play about them. The brilliantly written Beat dialogue was blended with jazz music written by the great pianist Freddie Redd. Clarke changed the character of the writer to Jim Dunn, a young, preppy filmmaker out to make a name for himself by documenting the "scene." As Clarke was best friends with the hot new indie directors, she added a level of humor by poking fun at the cinema verité movement. She also chose to keep the play's one-set constriction, but she combined the French New Wave’s mobile camera with a whirling choreography of movement and jazz to create an exciting, kinetic film that was acclaimed at the Cannes International Film Festival as a masterpiece. Yet even knowing the avant garde nature of the play and her film, little could Clarke recognize the furor the film was about to create. Although Hollywood had previously depicted drug addiction in the recent years, it was mostly of the good men gone bad scenario with tragic endings. THE CONNECTION, with the raw, graphic depiction of drug addicts that Gelber wrote for the stage, was a hit at Cannes. It was promptly banned by government censor boards for indecent language and a struggle ensued to have it theatrically screened in the United States. After a two-year battle, the producers and director ultimately won in court and as important as it was judicially, it was sadly a case of too little too late as the film lost its timeliness and failed at the box office. But among filmmakers, it was highly influential.
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Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Warren Finnerty, 1925-1974, William Redfield, 1927-1976, Jerome Raphael, 1925-2012
Contributor
Arthur J. Ornitz, 1916-1985, Lewis M. Allen, 1922-2003, Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997, Freddie Redd, 1928-
Author / Creator
Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997, Warren Finnerty, 1925-1974, William Redfield, 1927-1976, Jerome Raphael, 1925-2012, Jack Gelber, 1932-2003
Date Published / Released
1961
Publisher
Milestone Films
Topic / Theme
Documentary films, Jazz music, Drug abuse, Leach, Jim Dunn, Solly
Copyright Message
©1961 The Connection Company
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Dance in the Sun
directed by Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997; produced by Gryphon Films; performed by Daniel Nagrin, 1917-2008 (Harrington Park, NJ: Milestone Films, 2016), 7 mins
SHIRLEY CLARKE was brilliant, scandalous, bold, and incredibly talented. Had she been a man, film historians would have long ago placed her in the pantheon of great auteurs, alongside Orson Welles and John Cassavetes. Today, her triumph can be recognized in her ability to be herself-- one of the great originals of...
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directed by Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997; produced by Gryphon Films; performed by Daniel Nagrin, 1917-2008 (Harrington Park, NJ: Milestone Films, 2016), 7 mins
Description
SHIRLEY CLARKE was brilliant, scandalous, bold, and incredibly talented. Had she been a man, film historians would have long ago placed her in the pantheon of great auteurs, alongside Orson Welles and John Cassavetes. Today, her triumph can be recognized in her ability to be herself-- one of the great originals of her time. A true artist, Clarke combined her innate impishness and sense of adventure with a dancer's aesthetic and her tremendous dri...
SHIRLEY CLARKE was brilliant, scandalous, bold, and incredibly talented. Had she been a man, film historians would have long ago placed her in the pantheon of great auteurs, alongside Orson Welles and John Cassavetes. Today, her triumph can be recognized in her ability to be herself-- one of the great originals of her time. A true artist, Clarke combined her innate impishness and sense of adventure with a dancer's aesthetic and her tremendous drive to battle injustice to make films that dazzle, challenge, and beguile the audience. The Magic Box is the culmination of Milestone's "Project Shirley" -- an eight-year-long effort to explore the films and life of this extraordinary woman. Working with film archives and Clarke's daughter Wendy, Milestone has been able to explore the wide range of the filmmaker's output. The Magic Box includes Clarke's Academy Award-winning documentary, Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel With the World, experimental shorts, "lost" films, unfinished projects, outtakes, and a lifetime of home movies. Disc one highlights Clarke's brilliant experimental works. Disc two compiles her gorgeous dance films. Disc three features Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel With the World, Christopher and Me, and a wealth of home movies from Clarke's long life. The Magic Box includes a brochure to put all her work in context and be a guide to the treasures that await. THE MAGIC BOX: The films of Shirley Clarke, 1929-1987: PROJECT SHIRLEY VOLUME 4. B&W and Color. Magic Box Producers: Dennis Doros and Amy Heller. Thanks to Wendy Clarke, Wisconsin Center for Theater and Film Research, The Museum of Modern Art Film Department, the National Archives, the Anthology Film Archives, the UCLA Film and Television Archive, the Academy Film Archive, and Metropolis Post. Cover designed by Lauren Caddick.
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Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Daniel Nagrin, 1917-2008
Contributor
Gryphon Films, Ralph Gilbert
Author / Creator
Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997, Daniel Nagrin, 1917-2008
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
Milestone Films
Topic / Theme
Avant-garde, Dances, Dancer
Copyright Message
©1929-2016 Shirley Clarke Estate
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Four Journeys into Mystic Time, Initiation
directed by Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997; choreographed by Marion Scott, 1922-2008; produced by David Miller, fl. 1978 and Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997, Spiral Productions; performed by Leela Satyendra, fl. 1970 and Jane Witucki, fl. 1979, in Four Journeys into Mystic Time (New York, NY: Milestone Films, 1978), 28 mins
'Initiation' is part of a series of four films, directed by Shirley Clarke, featuring dance works choreographed by Marion Scott.
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directed by Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997; choreographed by Marion Scott, 1922-2008; produced by David Miller, fl. 1978 and Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997, Spiral Productions; performed by Leela Satyendra, fl. 1970 and Jane Witucki, fl. 1979, in Four Journeys into Mystic Time (New York, NY: Milestone Films, 1978), 28 mins
Description
'Initiation' is part of a series of four films, directed by Shirley Clarke, featuring dance works choreographed by Marion Scott.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Leela Satyendra, fl. 1970, Jane Witucki, fl. 1979
Contributor
Marion Scott, 1922-2008, David Miller, fl. 1978, Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997, Spiral Productions, Henry Wolff, fl. 1971, Nancy Hennings, fl. 1971
Author / Creator
Marion Scott, 1922-2008, Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997, Leela Satyendra, fl. 1970, Jane Witucki, fl. 1979
Date Published / Released
1978
Publisher
Milestone Films
Series
Four Journeys into Mystic Time
Topic / Theme
Dance and dancing, Uncredited film role 1, Uncredited film role 2
Copyright Message
©1929-2016 Shirley Clarke Estate
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Four Journeys into Mystic Time, Mysterium
directed by Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997; choreographed by Marion Scott, 1922-2008; produced by David Cort, fl. 1970 and Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997, Spiral Productions; performed by Kathe Copperman, fl. 1970 and Gary Bates, fl. 1960, in Four Journeys into Mystic Time (New York, NY: Milestone Films, 1978), 14 mins
'Mysterium' is part of a series of four films, directed by Shirley Clarke, featuring dance works choreographed by Marion Scott.
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directed by Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997; choreographed by Marion Scott, 1922-2008; produced by David Cort, fl. 1970 and Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997, Spiral Productions; performed by Kathe Copperman, fl. 1970 and Gary Bates, fl. 1960, in Four Journeys into Mystic Time (New York, NY: Milestone Films, 1978), 14 mins
Description
'Mysterium' is part of a series of four films, directed by Shirley Clarke, featuring dance works choreographed by Marion Scott.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Kathe Copperman, fl. 1970, Gary Bates, fl. 1960
Contributor
Marion Scott, 1922-2008, David Cort, fl. 1970, Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997, Spiral Productions, Paul Seiko Chihara, 1938-
Author / Creator
Marion Scott, 1922-2008, Shirley Clarke, 1919-1997, Kathe Copperman, fl. 1970, Gary Bates, fl. 1960
Date Published / Released
1978
Publisher
Milestone Films
Series
Four Journeys into Mystic Time
Topic / Theme
Dance and dancing, Uncredited film role 1, Uncredited film role 2
Copyright Message
©1929-2016 Shirley Clarke Estate
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