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The Asphalt Jungle (1950): Shooting script
directed by John Huston, 1906-1987; produced by Arthur Hornblow, Jr., 1893-1976, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; performed by Sterling Hayden, 1916-1986, Louis Calhern, 1895-1956, Jean Hagen, 1923-1977, James Whitmore, 1921-2009, Sam Jaffe, 1891-1984, John McIntire, 1907-1991, Marc Lawrence, 1910-2005, Barry Kelley, 1908-1991, Anthony Caruso, 1916-2003, Teresa Celli, 1924-, Marilyn Monroe, 1926-1962, William Wee Willie Davis, 1906-1981, Dorothy Tree, 1906-1992, Brad Dexter, 1917-2002 and John Maxwell, 1918-1982 (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2003), 148 page(s)
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directed by John Huston, 1906-1987; produced by Arthur Hornblow, Jr., 1893-1976, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; performed by Sterling Hayden, 1916-1986, Louis Calhern, 1895-1956, Jean Hagen, 1923-1977, James Whitmore, 1921-2009, Sam Jaffe, 1891-1984, John McIntire, 1907-1991, Marc Lawrence, 1910-2005, Barry Kelley, 1908-1991, Anthony Caruso, 1916-2003, Teresa Celli, 1924-, Marilyn Monroe, 1926-1962, William Wee Willie Davis, 1906-1981, Dorothy Tree, 1906-1992, Brad Dexter, 1917-2002 and John Maxwell, 1918-1982 (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2003), 148 page(s)
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Performer / Ensemble
Sterling Hayden, 1916-1986, Louis Calhern, 1895-1956, Jean Hagen, 1923-1977, James Whitmore, 1921-2009, Sam Jaffe, 1891-1984, John McIntire, 1907-1991, Marc Lawrence, 1910-2005, Barry Kelley, 1908-1991, Anthony Caruso, 1916-2003, Teresa Celli, 1924-, Marilyn Monroe, 1926-1962, William Wee Willie Davis, 1906-1981, Dorothy Tree, 1906-1992, Brad Dexter, 1917-2002, John Maxwell, 1918-1982
Contributor
Arthur Hornblow, Jr., 1893-1976, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Author / Creator
John Huston, 1906-1987, Sterling Hayden, 1916-1986, Louis Calhern, 1895-1956, Jean Hagen, 1923-1977, James Whitmore, 1921-2009, Sam Jaffe, 1891-1984, John McIntire, 1907-1991, Marc Lawrence, 1910-2005, Barry Kelley, 1908-1991, Anthony Caruso, 1916-2003, Teresa Celli, 1924-, Marilyn Monroe, 1926-1962, William Wee Willie Davis, 1906-1981, Dorothy Tree, 1906-1992, Brad Dexter, 1917-2002, John Maxwell...
John Huston, 1906-1987, Sterling Hayden, 1916-1986, Louis Calhern, 1895-1956, Jean Hagen, 1923-1977, James Whitmore, 1921-2009, Sam Jaffe, 1891-1984, John McIntire, 1907-1991, Marc Lawrence, 1910-2005, Barry Kelley, 1908-1991, Anthony Caruso, 1916-2003, Teresa Celli, 1924-, Marilyn Monroe, 1926-1962, William Wee Willie Davis, 1906-1981, Dorothy Tree, 1906-1992, Brad Dexter, 1917-2002, John Maxwell, 1918-1982, Ben Maddow, 1909-1992
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Date Published / Released
1950, 2003
Publisher
Alexander Street
Topic / Theme
Criminals, Dix Handley, Alonzo D. Emmerich, Doll
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1950, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM).
Awards Event
Venice Film Festival
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Come Back, Africa
directed by Lionel Rogosin, 1924-2000; produced by Lionel Rogosin, 1924-2000; performed by Zacharia Mgabi, fl. 1959-1959, Vinah Bendile, fl. 1959-1959 and Miriam Makeba, 1932-2008 (Harrington Park, NJ: Milestone Films, 1959), 1 hour 26 mins
Lionel Rogosin’s 1959 powerful classic Come Back, Africa is one of the bravest and best of all political films. After witnessing firsthand the terrors of fascism as a soldier in World War II, Lionel Rogosin vowed to fight against it wherever and whenever he saw it reemerging. In an effort to expose "what people...
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directed by Lionel Rogosin, 1924-2000; produced by Lionel Rogosin, 1924-2000; performed by Zacharia Mgabi, fl. 1959-1959, Vinah Bendile, fl. 1959-1959 and Miriam Makeba, 1932-2008 (Harrington Park, NJ: Milestone Films, 1959), 1 hour 26 mins
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Lionel Rogosin’s 1959 powerful classic Come Back, Africa is one of the bravest and best of all political films. After witnessing firsthand the terrors of fascism as a soldier in World War II, Lionel Rogosin vowed to fight against it wherever and whenever he saw it reemerging. In an effort to expose "what people try to avoid seeing," Rogosin traveled to South Africa and secretly filmed Come Back, Africa, which revealed the cruelty and injustice...
Lionel Rogosin’s 1959 powerful classic Come Back, Africa is one of the bravest and best of all political films. After witnessing firsthand the terrors of fascism as a soldier in World War II, Lionel Rogosin vowed to fight against it wherever and whenever he saw it reemerging. In an effort to expose "what people try to avoid seeing," Rogosin traveled to South Africa and secretly filmed Come Back, Africa, which revealed the cruelty and injustice suffered by black and colored peoples under apartheid. Before beginning the production of Come Back, Africa, Rogosin spent several months touring Africa, becoming accustomed to the way of life in South Africa and acquiring a sense of the apartheid government’s sensitivity to anti-government “conspiracies” — such as the very film he wished to create. Much of Come Back, Africa was filmed in Sophiatown, a ghetto reserved for blacks and a vibrant center of music, art, literature and politics that has since become legendary. Residents included Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela, Father Trevor Huddleston, Hugh Masekela and three of the film’s main contributors – author/journalists Bloke Modisane and Can Themba and the already celebrated singer, Miriam Makeba. But even as they filmed, Sophiatown was already in the process of being demolished and its residents forcibly removed. Shortly after production ended, Sophiatown was emptied, razed and rebuilt as a whites-only suburb called Triumf. (Makeba, later known world-wide as "Mamma Africa," helped popularize "Meadowlands," a song against the forced removals, and in 1959 recorded "Sophiatown is Gone.") In making Come Back, Africa, Rogosin’s goal was to reveal the harsh injustice of apartheid. In order to make a film that honestly and accurately portrayed the life of people in Sophiatown (as he did with his first film, On the Bowery), the filmmaker spent almost a year meeting with activists and writers, both black and white. Rogosin cast the film before writing the screenplay, basing the story on the experiences of the cast and crew. The final script was little more than a sketch of plot points; the actors created their own dialogue in order to create an authentic representation of their lives.
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Film
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Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Zacharia Mgabi, fl. 1959-1959, Vinah Bendile, fl. 1959-1959, Miriam Makeba, 1932-2008
Contributor
Lionel Rogosin, 1924-2000
Author / Creator
Lionel Rogosin, 1924-2000, Zacharia Mgabi, fl. 1959-1959, Vinah Bendile, fl. 1959-1959, Miriam Makeba, 1932-2008, Lewis Nkosi, 1937-2010, Bloke Modisane, 1923-1986
Date Published / Released
1959
Publisher
Milestone Films
Topic / Theme
Race discrimination, Race relations, City life, Apartheid, South Africa, 1948-1994, Himself 1, Herself 1, Herself 2
Copyright Message
©1959 Lionel Rogosin Films
Awards Event
Venice Film Festival
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A Dangerous Method
written by Christopher Hampton, 1946-; directed by David Cronenberg, 1943-; produced by Jeremy Thomas, 1949-, Recorded Picture Company, Lago Film, Prospero Pictures and Telefilm Canada; performed by Keira Knightley, 1985-, Viggo Mortensen, 1958- and Michael Fassbender, 1977- (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 2011), 1 hour 39 mins,
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From acclaimed director David Cronenberg (A History of Violence) comes a dark tale of sexual and intellectual discovery, featuring two of the greatest minds of the 20th century. Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender, Shame) has just begun his psychiatric career, having been inspired by the great Sigmund Freud (Viggo Morte...
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written by Christopher Hampton, 1946-; directed by David Cronenberg, 1943-; produced by Jeremy Thomas, 1949-, Recorded Picture Company, Lago Film, Prospero Pictures and Telefilm Canada; performed by Keira Knightley, 1985-, Viggo Mortensen, 1958- and Michael Fassbender, 1977- (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 2011), 1 hour 39 mins,
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From acclaimed director David Cronenberg (A History of Violence) comes a dark tale of sexual and intellectual discovery, featuring two of the greatest minds of the 20th century. Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender, Shame) has just begun his psychiatric career, having been inspired by the great Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen, The Lord of the Rings trilogy). When a mysterious and beautiful woman (Keira Knightley, Atonement) goes under Jung’s care, Jung...
From acclaimed director David Cronenberg (A History of Violence) comes a dark tale of sexual and intellectual discovery, featuring two of the greatest minds of the 20th century. Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender, Shame) has just begun his psychiatric career, having been inspired by the great Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen, The Lord of the Rings trilogy). When a mysterious and beautiful woman (Keira Knightley, Atonement) goes under Jung’s care, Jung finds himself crossing the line of the doctor/patient relationship, causing great conflict with his mentor and making Jung question his own morality in the process.
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Film
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Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Keira Knightley, 1985-, Viggo Mortensen, 1958-, Michael Fassbender, 1977-
Contributor
Peter Suschitzky, 1941-, Jeremy Thomas, 1949-, Recorded Picture Company, Lago Film, Prospero Pictures, Telefilm Canada, Howard Shore, 1946-
Author / Creator
David Cronenberg, 1943-, Keira Knightley, 1985-, Viggo Mortensen, 1958-, Michael Fassbender, 1977-, Christopher Hampton, 1946-
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Topic / Theme
Psychotherapy, Romantic relationships, Intellectuals, Friendships, Interpersonal conflict, Sabina Spielrein, Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011 Sony Pictures Classics
Awards Event
Golden Globe Awards, Abu Dhabi Film Festival, Saturn Awards, EDA Awards, Central Ohio Film Critics Association, Directors Guild of Canada Awards, Genie Awards, London Critics Circle Film Awards, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, New York Film Critics Circle Awards, Sant Jordi Awards, Satellite Awards, Toronto Film Critics Association Awards,...
Golden Globe Awards, Abu Dhabi Film Festival, Saturn Awards, EDA Awards, Central Ohio Film Critics Association, Directors Guild of Canada Awards, Genie Awards, London Critics Circle Film Awards, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, New York Film Critics Circle Awards, Sant Jordi Awards, Satellite Awards, Toronto Film Critics Association Awards, Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards, Venice Film Festival, Village Voice Film Poll, World Soundtrack Awards
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Good Times, Wonderful Times
directed by Lionel Rogosin, 1924-2000; produced by Lionel Rogosin, 1924-2000, Lionel Rogosin Films and Impact Films; performed by Molly Parkin, 1932- (New York, NY: Milestone Films, 2012), 1 hour 10 mins
GOOD TIMES, WONDERFUL TIMES was Rogosin’s plea for humanity and against war and fascism. For two years, Rogosin traveled to twelve countries to collect footage of war atrocities from their archives. He interspersed these harrowing images with scenes of a London cocktail party’s mundane chatter. GOOD TIMES, WONDE...
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directed by Lionel Rogosin, 1924-2000; produced by Lionel Rogosin, 1924-2000, Lionel Rogosin Films and Impact Films; performed by Molly Parkin, 1932- (New York, NY: Milestone Films, 2012), 1 hour 10 mins
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GOOD TIMES, WONDERFUL TIMES was Rogosin’s plea for humanity and against war and fascism. For two years, Rogosin traveled to twelve countries to collect footage of war atrocities from their archives. He interspersed these harrowing images with scenes of a London cocktail party’s mundane chatter. GOOD TIMES, WONDERFUL TIMES was released in 1964, at the height of the Vietnam War, and became one of the great anti-war films of the era.
Field of Study
American Film
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Molly Parkin, 1932-
Contributor
Lionel Rogosin, 1924-2000, Lionel Rogosin Films, Impact Films, Chatur Lal, 1925-1965, Ram Narayan, 1927-, Ian Cameron, fl. 1966
Author / Creator
Lionel Rogosin, 1924-2000, Molly Parkin, 1932-, James Vaughan, fl. 1966-1971, Tadeusz Makarczynski, 1918-1987
Date Published / Released
1966, 2012
Publisher
Milestone Films
Topic / Theme
War casualties, Nazism, Political criticism, Nuclear warfare, Herself 1
Copyright Message
©1966 Lionel Rogosin
Awards Event
Leipzig DOK Festival, Venice Film Festival
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Kingyo
directed by Edmund Yeo, 1984-; performed by Takao Kawaguchi, fl. 2007 and Luchino Fujisaki, 1981- (Malaysia: Privately Published), 25 mins
A university professor decides to go for a tour in Akihabara, guided by a young woman dressed up like a French maid. As they both walk through the streets of modern Tokyo, the man and the young woman gradually speak of a past they both share, and ultimately a painful love triangle that continues to haunt them. A p...
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directed by Edmund Yeo, 1984-; performed by Takao Kawaguchi, fl. 2007 and Luchino Fujisaki, 1981- (Malaysia: Privately Published), 25 mins
Description
A university professor decides to go for a tour in Akihabara, guided by a young woman dressed up like a French maid. As they both walk through the streets of modern Tokyo, the man and the young woman gradually speak of a past they both share, and ultimately a painful love triangle that continues to haunt them. A poetic rumination in love, memories and loss told almost entirely with split screens.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Takao Kawaguchi, fl. 2007, Luchino Fujisaki, 1981-
Author / Creator
Edmund Yeo, 1984-, Takao Kawaguchi, fl. 2007, Luchino Fujisaki, 1981-
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Romantic relationships
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 Used by permission of Edmund Yeo.
Awards Event
Venice Film Festival, Larissa Mediterranean Festival of New Filmmakers
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Little Women (1933): Shooting script
directed by George Cukor, 1899-1983; produced by Merian C. Cooper, 1893-1973, RKO Pictures; performed by Katharine Hepburn, 1907-2003, Joan Bennett, 1910-1990, Paul Lukas, 1891-1971, Edna May Oliver, 1883-1943, Jean Parker, 1915-2005, Frances Dee, 1909-2004, Henry Stephenson, 1871-1956, Douglass Montgomery, 1907-1966, Spring Byington, 1886-1971, John Lodge, 1903-1985, Samuel S. Hinds, 1875-1948 and Mabel Colcord, 1873-1952 (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2004), 142 page(s)
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directed by George Cukor, 1899-1983; produced by Merian C. Cooper, 1893-1973, RKO Pictures; performed by Katharine Hepburn, 1907-2003, Joan Bennett, 1910-1990, Paul Lukas, 1891-1971, Edna May Oliver, 1883-1943, Jean Parker, 1915-2005, Frances Dee, 1909-2004, Henry Stephenson, 1871-1956, Douglass Montgomery, 1907-1966, Spring Byington, 1886-1971, John Lodge, 1903-1985, Samuel S. Hinds, 1875-1948 and Mabel Colcord, 1873-1952 (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2004), 142 page(s)
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Film
Content Type
Script
Performer / Ensemble
Katharine Hepburn, 1907-2003, Joan Bennett, 1910-1990, Paul Lukas, 1891-1971, Edna May Oliver, 1883-1943, Jean Parker, 1915-2005, Frances Dee, 1909-2004, Henry Stephenson, 1871-1956, Douglass Montgomery, 1907-1966, Spring Byington, 1886-1971, John Lodge, 1903-1985, Samuel S. Hinds, 1875-1948, Mabel Colcord, 1873-1952
Contributor
Merian C. Cooper, 1893-1973, RKO Pictures
Author / Creator
George Cukor, 1899-1983, Katharine Hepburn, 1907-2003, Joan Bennett, 1910-1990, Paul Lukas, 1891-1971, Edna May Oliver, 1883-1943, Jean Parker, 1915-2005, Frances Dee, 1909-2004, Henry Stephenson, 1871-1956, Douglass Montgomery, 1907-1966, Spring Byington, 1886-1971, John Lodge, 1903-1985, Samuel S. Hinds, 1875-1948, Mabel Colcord, 1873-1952, Sarah Y. Mason, 1896-1980, Victor Heerman, 1893-1977
Date Published / Released
1933, 2004
Publisher
Alexander Street
Person Discussed
Gaetano Donizetti, 1797-1848, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1749-1832, Oliver Goldsmith, 1730-1774, William Shakespeare, 1564-1616, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, 1840-1893
Topic / Theme
Nuclear family, Family relationships, U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865, Jo, Amy, Professor Bhaer
Copyright Message
Copyright © Turner Entertainment Co. Reproduced by permission of Warner Bros. Consumer Products, a Division of Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P.
Awards Event
Academy Awards, Venice Film Festival
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Meek's Oregon 1845 Cutoff
directed by Kelly Reichardt, fl. 1994-2016; produced by Elizabeth Cuthrell, fl. 1988, Neil Kopp, fl. 2004-2016, Anish Savjani, fl. 2006-2016 and David Urrutia, fl. 1999, Evenstar Films, Film Science, Harmony Productions and Primitive Nerd; performed by Michelle Williams, 1980-, Paul Dano, 1984-, Bruce Greenwood, 1956-, Shirley Henderson, 1965-, Neal Huff, Zoe Kazan, 1983-, Tommy Nelson, 1997-, Will Patton, 1954- and Rod Rondeaux, fl. 1992 (New York, NY: Oscilloscope Pictures, 2011), 1 hour 43 mins
MEEK'S CUTOFF, from acclaimed director Kelly Reichardt (WENDY AND LUCY, OLD JOY), is a stark and poetic drama set in 1845, the earliest days of the treacherous Oregon Trail. A wagon train of three families (including two-time Academy Award® nominee Michelle Williams) has hired mountain man Stephen Meek to guide t...
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directed by Kelly Reichardt, fl. 1994-2016; produced by Elizabeth Cuthrell, fl. 1988, Neil Kopp, fl. 2004-2016, Anish Savjani, fl. 2006-2016 and David Urrutia, fl. 1999, Evenstar Films, Film Science, Harmony Productions and Primitive Nerd; performed by Michelle Williams, 1980-, Paul Dano, 1984-, Bruce Greenwood, 1956-, Shirley Henderson, 1965-, Neal Huff, Zoe Kazan, 1983-, Tommy Nelson, 1997-, Will Patton, 1954- and Rod Rondeaux, fl. 1992 (New York, NY: Oscilloscope Pictures, 2011), 1 hour 43 mins
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MEEK'S CUTOFF, from acclaimed director Kelly Reichardt (WENDY AND LUCY, OLD JOY), is a stark and poetic drama set in 1845, the earliest days of the treacherous Oregon Trail. A wagon train of three families (including two-time Academy Award® nominee Michelle Williams) has hired mountain man Stephen Meek to guide them over the Cascade Mountains. Claiming to know a shortcut, Meek leads the group on an unmarked path across the high plain desert, onl...
MEEK'S CUTOFF, from acclaimed director Kelly Reichardt (WENDY AND LUCY, OLD JOY), is a stark and poetic drama set in 1845, the earliest days of the treacherous Oregon Trail. A wagon train of three families (including two-time Academy Award® nominee Michelle Williams) has hired mountain man Stephen Meek to guide them over the Cascade Mountains. Claiming to know a shortcut, Meek leads the group on an unmarked path across the high plain desert, only to become lost in the dry rock and sage. Over the coming days, the emigrants must face the scourges of hunger, thirst, and their own lack of faith in each others' instincts for survival. When a Native American wanderer crosses their path, the emigrants are torn between their trust in a guide who has proven himself unreliable and a man who has always been seen as their natural born enemy.
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Film
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Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Michelle Williams, 1980-, Paul Dano, 1984-, Bruce Greenwood, 1956-, Shirley Henderson, 1965-, Neal Huff, Zoe Kazan, 1983-, Tommy Nelson, 1997-, Will Patton, 1954-, Rod Rondeaux, fl. 1992
Contributor
Christopher Blauvelt, 1970-, Elizabeth Cuthrell, fl. 1988, Neil Kopp, fl. 2004-2016, Anish Savjani, fl. 2006-2016, David Urrutia, fl. 1999, Evenstar Films, Film Science, Harmony Productions, Primitive Nerd, Jeff Grace, fl. 2000
Author / Creator
Kelly Reichardt, fl. 1994-2016, Michelle Williams, 1980-, Paul Dano, 1984-, Bruce Greenwood, 1956-, Shirley Henderson, 1965-, Neal Huff, Zoe Kazan, 1983-, Tommy Nelson, 1997-, Will Patton, 1954-, Rod Rondeaux, fl. 1992, Jonathan Raymond
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Oscilloscope Pictures
Topic / Theme
Desert travel, Immigration and emigration, Racism, Family relationships, Wagon travel, Emily Tetherow, Thomas Gately, Stephen Meek, Glory White, William White, Millie Gately, Jimmy White, Soloman Tetherow, Indian
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011 Thunderegg
Awards Event
Film Independent Spirit Awards, Gijón International Film Festival, International Cinephile Society Awards, Venice Film Festival, Women Film Critics Circle Awards
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My Own Private Idaho (1991): Shooting script
directed by Gus Van Sant, 1952-; produced by Laurie Parker, fl. 1991, New Line Cinema; performed by River Phoenix, 1970-1993, Keanu Reeves, 1964-, Rodney Harvey, 1967-1998, William Richert, 1942- and James Russo, 1953- (London, England: Faber and Faber, 1993), 65 page(s)
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directed by Gus Van Sant, 1952-; produced by Laurie Parker, fl. 1991, New Line Cinema; performed by River Phoenix, 1970-1993, Keanu Reeves, 1964-, Rodney Harvey, 1967-1998, William Richert, 1942- and James Russo, 1953- (London, England: Faber and Faber, 1993), 65 page(s)
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Script
Performer / Ensemble
River Phoenix, 1970-1993, Keanu Reeves, 1964-, Rodney Harvey, 1967-1998, William Richert, 1942-, James Russo, 1953-
Contributor
Laurie Parker, fl. 1991, New Line Cinema
Author / Creator
Gus Van Sant, 1952-, River Phoenix, 1970-1993, Keanu Reeves, 1964-, Rodney Harvey, 1967-1998, William Richert, 1942-, James Russo, 1953-
Date Published / Released
1991, 1993
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Topic / Theme
Male friends, Mike Waters, Scott Favor, Richard Waters
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1991. Reproduced by permission of Gus Van Sant.
Awards Event
Venice Film Festival, National Society of Film Critics Awards
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Porto da minha infância
directed by Manoel de Oliveira, 1908-2015; produced by Paulo Branco, 1950-, Madragoa Filmes, Porto 2001, Gemini Films and Radiotelevisão Portuguesa; performed by Jorge Trêpa, 1982-, Ricardo Trêpa, 1972-, Maria de Medeiros, 1965- and Manoel de Oliveira, 1908-2015 (Harrington Park, NJ: Milestone Films, 2001), 58 mins
With the freedom of inspiration and the rigor of writing that are his trademarks, Manoel de Oliveira returns to Oporto, the city of his birth. The Oporto of this childhood is a city laden with history, a city of artists and thinkers. And, as in a spiral movement, the film moves from the ruins of the house of his b...
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directed by Manoel de Oliveira, 1908-2015; produced by Paulo Branco, 1950-, Madragoa Filmes, Porto 2001, Gemini Films and Radiotelevisão Portuguesa; performed by Jorge Trêpa, 1982-, Ricardo Trêpa, 1972-, Maria de Medeiros, 1965- and Manoel de Oliveira, 1908-2015 (Harrington Park, NJ: Milestone Films, 2001), 58 mins
Description
With the freedom of inspiration and the rigor of writing that are his trademarks, Manoel de Oliveira returns to Oporto, the city of his birth. The Oporto of this childhood is a city laden with history, a city of artists and thinkers. And, as in a spiral movement, the film moves from the ruins of the house of his birth to the city of Oporto, to the whole society. Oporto is also the city that saw the birth, after 1896, of cinema in Portugal ... Opo...
With the freedom of inspiration and the rigor of writing that are his trademarks, Manoel de Oliveira returns to Oporto, the city of his birth. The Oporto of this childhood is a city laden with history, a city of artists and thinkers. And, as in a spiral movement, the film moves from the ruins of the house of his birth to the city of Oporto, to the whole society. Oporto is also the city that saw the birth, after 1896, of cinema in Portugal ... Oporto of my Childhood is the film of a search: fragments of memories, footprints, testimonies, marks, bands of the time, song lyrics, photographs. Images of an identification that is sometimes uncertain. "This Proustian documentary, made when Oliveira was 93 years old, explores the great Portuguese film-maker's relationship with his home town, Oporto, the place which inspired his first film Douro, Faina Fluvial way back in 1931. Using old photographs and newsreels with dramatic reconstructions, he offers a vivid portrait of a city caught between the old and the new. When he was a child, Oporto didn't even have proper cinemas, film shows were improvised in sheds, Oliveira (born 1908) recalls. Most of the landmarks familiar from his youth have vanished. The brothels and cafés where he and his artist friends used to while away their days are long since closed. Even the house where he grew up is in ruins. The city I remember only remains alive in my sad memory, he sadly reflects. Poignant and playful, this is one of the old master's most accessible late films." -- Time Out.
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Film
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Jorge Trêpa, 1982-, Ricardo Trêpa, 1972-, Maria de Medeiros, 1965-, Manoel de Oliveira, 1908-2015
Contributor
Paulo Branco, 1950-, Madragoa Filmes, Porto 2001, Gemini Films, Radiotelevisão Portuguesa
Author / Creator
Manoel de Oliveira, 1908-2015, Jorge Trêpa, 1982-, Ricardo Trêpa, 1972-, Maria de Medeiros, 1965-
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Milestone Films
Topic / Theme
Cities, History, Life histories, Manoel 1, Manoel 2, Miss Diabo, Thief
Copyright Message
©2001 Madragoa Filmes
Awards Event
Venice Film Festival
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Quitting
directed by Zhang Yang, 1967-; produced by Peter Loehr, 1967-, Imar Film Company and Xi'an Film Studio; performed by Hongsheng Jia, 1967-2010, Fengsen Jia, fl. 2001, Xiuling Chai, fl. 2001 and Tong Wang, 1982- (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 2002), 1 hour 52 mins,
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In the late 80's a new film star, Jia Hongsheng, emerged in China. Labeled "the thug idol", he gained fame playing gangsters and heroes in a series of Chinese B-movies. Jia went on to star in a stage version of "The Kiss of the Spider Woman" directed by Zhang Yang and soon became the actor of choice for Chinese si...
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directed by Zhang Yang, 1967-; produced by Peter Loehr, 1967-, Imar Film Company and Xi'an Film Studio; performed by Hongsheng Jia, 1967-2010, Fengsen Jia, fl. 2001, Xiuling Chai, fl. 2001 and Tong Wang, 1982- (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 2002), 1 hour 52 mins,
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In the late 80's a new film star, Jia Hongsheng, emerged in China. Labeled "the thug idol", he gained fame playing gangsters and heroes in a series of Chinese B-movies. Jia went on to star in a stage version of "The Kiss of the Spider Woman" directed by Zhang Yang and soon became the actor of choice for Chinese sixth generation filmmakers such as Wang Xiaoshuai ("Beijing Bicycle") and Lou Ye. He had his first experience with drugs on the set of "...
In the late 80's a new film star, Jia Hongsheng, emerged in China. Labeled "the thug idol", he gained fame playing gangsters and heroes in a series of Chinese B-movies. Jia went on to star in a stage version of "The Kiss of the Spider Woman" directed by Zhang Yang and soon became the actor of choice for Chinese sixth generation filmmakers such as Wang Xiaoshuai ("Beijing Bicycle") and Lou Ye. He had his first experience with drugs on the set of "The Kiss of the Spiderwoman".
Jia's naturally fragile mental/psychological state coupled with his experimentation with drugs gradually led him into a state of despair. He stopped acting and cut himself off entirely from all his friends, locking himself in an apartment listening to tapes of his favorite music over and over again.
Jia's parents were members of a small theater troupe in a small town in Northeast China. Overjoyed by their son's success and distraught at his addiction, they left the troupe that they had been members of their whole lives, packed up all their belongings (literally bed, TV, furniture and everything they owned) and traveled to Beijing to be with their son.
Every character in "Quitting" is played by a real person who was part of Jia Hongsheng's life. The film seeks to be unflinchingly realistic in its portrayal of its characters and the early 90's as a historical period.
"Quitting" explores one man's journey, from the cutting edge of China's artistic movement in the early 90's, through a period of conflict with himself and his parents, to a mental institution and finally to the quest to rediscover himself and his family.
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Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Hongsheng Jia, 1967-2010, Fengsen Jia, fl. 2001, Xiuling Chai, fl. 2001, Tong Wang, 1982-
Contributor
Peter Loehr, 1967-, Imar Film Company, Xi'an Film Studio, Yadong Zhang, 1969-
Author / Creator
Zhang Yang, 1967-, Hongsheng Jia, 1967-2010, Fengsen Jia, fl. 2001, Xiuling Chai, fl. 2001, Tong Wang, 1982-, Xin Huo, fl. 2006-2013
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Person Discussed
Hongsheng Jia, 1967-2010
Topic / Theme
Drug abuse, Celebrities, Actors, Alienation, Parent-child relations, Family relationships, Himself 1, Himself 2, Herself 1, Herself 2
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002 by Sony Pictures Classics
Awards Event
Singapore International Film Festival, Stockholm Film Festival, Venice Film Festival
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