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A Camera That Goes Anywhere: The Legacy of American Documentary Cinema
directed by Jane Weiner, fl. 1993-2016; produced by Jane Weiner, fl. 1993-2016, JDB Films and Striana Productions (JDB Films, 2015), 1 hour
The title, La Camera Passe-Partout, inspired by an article written by Leacock for Cahiers du Cinema in April 1959 wherein he, at this very early stage of the development of a 'new kind of cinema', begins to articulate his aesthetic ambition and artistic aspiration as a filmmaker. Weiner's camera enters the world o...
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directed by Jane Weiner, fl. 1993-2016; produced by Jane Weiner, fl. 1993-2016, JDB Films and Striana Productions (JDB Films, 2015), 1 hour
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The title, La Camera Passe-Partout, inspired by an article written by Leacock for Cahiers du Cinema in April 1959 wherein he, at this very early stage of the development of a 'new kind of cinema', begins to articulate his aesthetic ambition and artistic aspiration as a filmmaker. Weiner's camera enters the world of American Direct Cinema through 35 years of conversations with Leacock and four others—D.A. Pennebaker, Bob Drew, Terry Macartney Fi...
The title, La Camera Passe-Partout, inspired by an article written by Leacock for Cahiers du Cinema in April 1959 wherein he, at this very early stage of the development of a 'new kind of cinema', begins to articulate his aesthetic ambition and artistic aspiration as a filmmaker. Weiner's camera enters the world of American Direct Cinema through 35 years of conversations with Leacock and four others—D.A. Pennebaker, Bob Drew, Terry Macartney Filgate and Al Maysles. In La Camera Passe-Partout, we discover how these five cineastes came together at an incredibly dynamic and defining moment of observational documentary filmmaking.
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Film
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jane Weiner, fl. 1993-2016, JDB Films, Striana Productions
Author / Creator
Jane Weiner, fl. 1993-2016, Sebastián Eyherabide, fl. 2010
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
JDB Films
Speaker / Narrator
Robert Drew, 1924-2014, Terence Macartney-Filgate, 1924-, Albert Maysles, 1926-2015, Richard Leacock, 1921-2011, Jane Weiner, fl. 1993-2016
Person Discussed
Robert Drew, 1924-2014, Terence Macartney-Filgate, 1924-, Albert Maysles, 1926-2015, Richard Leacock, 1921-2011, John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963
Topic / Theme
Documentary films, Film industry, Film and films, Reality-Based, Experimental
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 by Jane Weiner & Sebastian Eyherabide
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Stars of the Silver Screen, Season 1, Episode 1, Marilyn Monroe
produced by 3DD Productions, in Stars of the Silver Screen, Season 1, Episode 1 (London, England: 3DD Productions, 2011), 2 mins
Stars Of The Silver Screen, celebrates the lives of those who soared the highest. From Marlon Brando to Elizabeth Taylor, we uncover what drove them and why the world loved them. Each episode focuses on a classic star and their film biography
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produced by 3DD Productions, in Stars of the Silver Screen, Season 1, Episode 1 (London, England: 3DD Productions, 2011), 2 mins
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Stars Of The Silver Screen, celebrates the lives of those who soared the highest. From Marlon Brando to Elizabeth Taylor, we uncover what drove them and why the world loved them. Each episode focuses on a classic star and their film biography
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
3DD Productions, James Fox, 1939-
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
3DD Productions
Series
Stars of the Silver Screen
Speaker / Narrator
James Fox, 1939-
Person Discussed
Marilyn Monroe, 1926-1962
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011 3DD Entertainment Ltd.
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Stars of the Silver Screen, Season 1, Episode 4, Marlon Brando
produced by 3DD Productions, in Stars of the Silver Screen, Season 1, Episode 4 (London, England: 3DD Productions, 2011), 47 mins
Stars Of The Silver Screen, celebrates the lives of those who soared the highest. From Marlon Brando to Elizabeth Taylor, we uncover what drove them and why the world loved them. Each episode focuses on a classic star and their film biography
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produced by 3DD Productions, in Stars of the Silver Screen, Season 1, Episode 4 (London, England: 3DD Productions, 2011), 47 mins
Description
Stars Of The Silver Screen, celebrates the lives of those who soared the highest. From Marlon Brando to Elizabeth Taylor, we uncover what drove them and why the world loved them. Each episode focuses on a classic star and their film biography
Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
3DD Productions, James Fox, 1939-
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
3DD Productions
Series
Stars of the Silver Screen
Speaker / Narrator
James Fox, 1939-
Person Discussed
Marlon Brando, 1924-2004
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011 3DD Entertainment Ltd.
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Caught
directed by Max Ophüls, 1902-1957; produced by Wolfgang Reinhardt, 1908-1979, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; performed by James Mason, 1909-1984, Barbara Bel Geddes, 1922-2005, Robert Ryan, 1909-1973 and Frank Ferguson, 1906-1978 (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 1996), 1 hour 29 mins,
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This 1950s film, directed by Max Opuls, is about aspring carhop Leonora's loveless marriage to millionaire Simon Ohlrig and her relationship with doctor Larry Quinada.
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directed by Max Ophüls, 1902-1957; produced by Wolfgang Reinhardt, 1908-1979, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; performed by James Mason, 1909-1984, Barbara Bel Geddes, 1922-2005, Robert Ryan, 1909-1973 and Frank Ferguson, 1906-1978 (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 1996), 1 hour 29 mins,
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This 1950s film, directed by Max Opuls, is about aspring carhop Leonora's loveless marriage to millionaire Simon Ohlrig and her relationship with doctor Larry Quinada.
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Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
James Mason, 1909-1984, Barbara Bel Geddes, 1922-2005, Robert Ryan, 1909-1973, Frank Ferguson, 1906-1978
Contributor
Lee Garmes, 1898-1978, Wolfgang Reinhardt, 1908-1979, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Author / Creator
Max Ophüls, 1902-1957, James Mason, 1909-1984, Barbara Bel Geddes, 1922-2005, Robert Ryan, 1909-1973, Frank Ferguson, 1906-1978, Arthur Laurents, 1917-2011
Date Published / Released
1996
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Topic / Theme
Romantic relationships, Larry Quinada, Leonora Eames, Smith Ohlrig, Dr. Hoffman
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1949 by Sony Pictures Classics
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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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Field of Study
Film
Content Type
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
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The DuPont Show of the Month, The Bridge Of San Luis Rey
directed by Robert Mulligan, 1925-2008; produced by David Susskind, 1920-1987, Talent Associates; performed by Judith Anderson, 1897-1992, Eva Le Gallienne, 1899-1991 and Viveca Lindfors, 1920-1995, in The DuPont Show of the Month (Pottstown, PA: Music Video Distributors, 1958), 1 hour 29 mins,
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In early 1417 Peru, an old Inca rope bridge in the Andes collapses, plunging five travelers to their deaths. Brother Juniper becomes obsessed with discovering how these five people came to be on the bridge at that moment wanting to know if it was mere existential happenstance or part of God's cosmic plan. Eventual...
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directed by Robert Mulligan, 1925-2008; produced by David Susskind, 1920-1987, Talent Associates; performed by Judith Anderson, 1897-1992, Eva Le Gallienne, 1899-1991 and Viveca Lindfors, 1920-1995, in The DuPont Show of the Month (Pottstown, PA: Music Video Distributors, 1958), 1 hour 29 mins,
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In early 1417 Peru, an old Inca rope bridge in the Andes collapses, plunging five travelers to their deaths. Brother Juniper becomes obsessed with discovering how these five people came to be on the bridge at that moment wanting to know if it was mere existential happenstance or part of God's cosmic plan. Eventually, he is accused of heresy put on trial for his life by the Inquisition.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Judith Anderson, 1897-1992, Eva Le Gallienne, 1899-1991, Viveca Lindfors, 1920-1995
Contributor
David Susskind, 1920-1987, Talent Associates
Author / Creator
Robert Mulligan, 1925-2008, Judith Anderson, 1897-1992, Eva Le Gallienne, 1899-1991, Viveca Lindfors, 1920-1995
Date Published / Released
1958
Publisher
Music Video Distributors
Series
The DuPont Show of the Month
Topic / Theme
Accidental deaths, Views on mortality, Marquesa de Montemayor, Abbess (The Bridge of San Luis Rey), La Perichole (The Bridge of San Luis Rey)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1958 Music Video Distributors
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Masterworks of American Avant-garde Experimental Films 1920-1970, Hurry! Hurry!
directed by Marie Menken, 1909-1970, in Masterworks of American Avant-garde Experimental Films 1920-1970 (Los Angeles, CA: Flicker Alley, 2015), 5 mins,
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In this strange little film, Marie Menken photographs billowy flames superimposed over microscopic medical footage of writhing spermatozoa. Her humorous juxtaposition depicts a fiery death-dance of wily males seeking each other in wanton abandon. Ultimately the film is a poignant reminder of the brevity of life.
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directed by Marie Menken, 1909-1970, in Masterworks of American Avant-garde Experimental Films 1920-1970 (Los Angeles, CA: Flicker Alley, 2015), 5 mins,
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In this strange little film, Marie Menken photographs billowy flames superimposed over microscopic medical footage of writhing spermatozoa. Her humorous juxtaposition depicts a fiery death-dance of wily males seeking each other in wanton abandon. Ultimately the film is a poignant reminder of the brevity of life.
"Filmmaking was a natural evolution while I was engaged in painting, particularly since I was primarily concerned in capturing light, it...
In this strange little film, Marie Menken photographs billowy flames superimposed over microscopic medical footage of writhing spermatozoa. Her humorous juxtaposition depicts a fiery death-dance of wily males seeking each other in wanton abandon. Ultimately the film is a poignant reminder of the brevity of life.
"Filmmaking was a natural evolution while I was engaged in painting, particularly since I was primarily concerned in capturing light, its effect on textured surfaces, its glowing luminesence in the dark, the enhancement of juxtaposed color, persistence of vision and eye fatigue." - Marie Menken.
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Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Author / Creator
Marie Menken, 1909-1970
Date Published / Released
1957, 2015
Publisher
Flicker Alley
Series
Masterworks of American Avant-garde Experimental Films 1920-1970
Topic / Theme
Survival instinct, Satire, Pregnancy, Photography
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 by Film Preservation Association
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Masterworks of American Avant-garde Experimental Films 1920-1970, N.Y., N.Y.
directed by Francis Thompson, 1908-2003, in Masterworks of American Avant-garde Experimental Films 1920-1970 (Los Angeles, CA: Flicker Alley, 2015), 16 mins,
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Prismatic and distorted, Francis Thompson shot the vibrant and fractured images with a Kodak Ciné-Special camera specially rigged with "secret" mirrors, kaleidoscopes and even reflective car hubcaps. His objective was to create a "complete and carefully integrated film using precisely controlled camera distortion...
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directed by Francis Thompson, 1908-2003, in Masterworks of American Avant-garde Experimental Films 1920-1970 (Los Angeles, CA: Flicker Alley, 2015), 16 mins,
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Prismatic and distorted, Francis Thompson shot the vibrant and fractured images with a Kodak Ciné-Special camera specially rigged with "secret" mirrors, kaleidoscopes and even reflective car hubcaps. His objective was to create a "complete and carefully integrated film using precisely controlled camera distortion in a dramatically unfolding structure." The experience remains an exquisite time capsule that not only documents Manhattan during the...
Prismatic and distorted, Francis Thompson shot the vibrant and fractured images with a Kodak Ciné-Special camera specially rigged with "secret" mirrors, kaleidoscopes and even reflective car hubcaps. His objective was to create a "complete and carefully integrated film using precisely controlled camera distortion in a dramatically unfolding structure." The experience remains an exquisite time capsule that not only documents Manhattan during the 1950s but also, in the words of the New York Times, proffers "one of the few geniune masterpieces" of burgeoning experimental film movement in the United States.
35mm from 16mm 1.37:1 color sound; production assistance D.A. Pennebaker; music by Gene Forrell.
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Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Gene Forrell, 1915-2005
Author / Creator
Francis Thompson, 1908-2003
Date Published / Released
1957, 2015
Publisher
Flicker Alley
Series
Masterworks of American Avant-garde Experimental Films 1920-1970
Topic / Theme
City life, Architecture, Daily life
Copyright Message
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Please Murder Me!
directed by Peter Godfrey, 1899-1970; produced by Donald Hyde, Gross-Krasne, Inc.; performed by Angela Lansbury, 1925-, Raymond Burr, 1917-1993, Dick Foran, 1910-1979 and John Dehner, 1915-1992 (Ferrol, Coruna: NYX Channel, 1956), 1 hour 12 mins
A lawyer suffers a guilt complex after getting a murder acquittal for his client and then finding out she did commit the crime.
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directed by Peter Godfrey, 1899-1970; produced by Donald Hyde, Gross-Krasne, Inc.; performed by Angela Lansbury, 1925-, Raymond Burr, 1917-1993, Dick Foran, 1910-1979 and John Dehner, 1915-1992 (Ferrol, Coruna: NYX Channel, 1956), 1 hour 12 mins
Description
A lawyer suffers a guilt complex after getting a murder acquittal for his client and then finding out she did commit the crime.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Angela Lansbury, 1925-, Raymond Burr, 1917-1993, Dick Foran, 1910-1979, John Dehner, 1915-1992
Contributor
Alan Stensvold, 1908-1981, Donald Hyde, Gross-Krasne, Inc., Albert Glasser, 1916-1998
Author / Creator
Peter Godfrey, 1899-1970, Angela Lansbury, 1925-, Raymond Burr, 1917-1993, Dick Foran, 1910-1979, John Dehner, 1915-1992, Donald Hyde, Al C. Ward, 1919-2009
Date Published / Released
1956
Publisher
NYX Channel
Topic / Theme
Murder, Myra Leeds, Craig Carlson, Joe Leeds, Ray Willis
Copyright Message
restoration copyright © 2019 by NYX Channel
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Masterworks of American Avant-garde Experimental Films 1920-1970, Evolution
directed by James Davis, 1901-1974, in Masterworks of American Avant-garde Experimental Films 1920-1970 (Los Angeles, CA: Flicker Alley, 2015), 9 mins,
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"I try to leave the imagination of the spectator as free as possible by using purely invented, abstract forms rather than representational forms. In watching these films it is not necessary to search for hidden meanings or to try to associate these invented forms with familiar objects. The spectator may simply rel...
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directed by James Davis, 1901-1974, in Masterworks of American Avant-garde Experimental Films 1920-1970 (Los Angeles, CA: Flicker Alley, 2015), 9 mins,
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"I try to leave the imagination of the spectator as free as possible by using purely invented, abstract forms rather than representational forms. In watching these films it is not necessary to search for hidden meanings or to try to associate these invented forms with familiar objects. The spectator may simply relax and look at these films as one would listen to music in order to fully respond to them." - Jim Davis
16mm 1.37:1 color sound.
"I try to leave the imagination of the spectator as free as possible by using purely invented, abstract forms rather than representational forms. In watching these films it is not necessary to search for hidden meanings or to try to associate these invented forms with familiar objects. The spectator may simply relax and look at these films as one would listen to music in order to fully respond to them." - Jim Davis
16mm 1.37:1 color sound.
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Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Author / Creator
James Davis, 1901-1974
Date Published / Released
1954, 2015
Publisher
Flicker Alley
Series
Masterworks of American Avant-garde Experimental Films 1920-1970
Topic / Theme
Visual art, Sculpture
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 by Film Preservation Association
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