Jean Rouch should definitely be mentioned, especially Les Maitres Fous,
Jaguar, and Chronicle of a Summer - as he influenced Godard and the French
New Wave. The unavailability of his films in the U.S. has eased in recent
months due to institutional DVD copies being made available through Icarus.
RE: An American Family, it's true that it was long unavailable, but it was
released on DVD in 2011, so now it needs not simply be the stuff of legend:
http://www.shoppbs.org/product/index.jsp?productId=11645510
...
R.
On Jan 11, 2014, at 12:16 PM, Andy Ditzler wrote:
Jean Rouch should
An American Family was influenced by Arthur Ginsberg’s “The Continuing Story of
Carel and Ferd” (1970-72, EAI and VDB).
From: Andy Ditzler
Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2014 10:16 AM
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Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Looking to build a list of 'Experimental
Hi Roger,
I hadn't checked recently and didn't know about this DVD release - thanks
for the tip - but it looks like it's a condensed two-hour version of the
original 12-hour series. At least something's out there, but nothing can
replace the scope of the full series. Sad.
Andy Ditzler
On
Check this guy out:
http://www.sell.com/2527LQ
Bootleg of the complete series.
Tim
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On Jan 11, 2014, at 6:02 PM, Andy Ditzler a...@andyditzler.com wrote:
Hi Roger,
I hadn't checked recently and didn't know about this DVD release - thanks for
the tip - but it
If you're interested in recent short form - my series The Observatory,
I believe, meets your criteria. I'm not a well-represented somebody, not
sure if that matters, but my work is adding to the discussion of
non-fiction film without being too out there (or that's my motivation to
say the least).
'Crooked Beauty' and 'For Shadows' by yours truly.
Ken
www.maddancementalhealthfilmtrilogy.com
www.kenpaulrosenthal.com
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Bryan McManus wrote:
I'm not a well-represented somebody, not sure if that matters
Alas, it does. My apologies for not being clear enough in the OP. My friend's
project involves tracing 'the historical development of the documentary.' What
that means is, in short, that the works to be
