Lawrence Silk

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Cinema and Sanctuary
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Cinema and Sanctuary

Jun 20, 2019

Cinema and Sanctuary
2019 62 min 1 vues
The astonishing story of the first documentary film school in the USA—The Institute of Film Techniques at The City College of New York. This groundbreaking program exposed thousands of working-class kids raised on Hollywood movies to the power of documentary film - all under the watchful eye of DADAist, pioneering experimental filmmaker and radical thinker, Hans Richter.
Documentary
Sit-In
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Sit-In

Dec 20, 1960

Sit-In
1960 56 min 1 vues
SIT-IN (1960) is filmmaker Robert M. Young’ (Nothing But A aman, The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez) seminal documentary on how the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and Students of Fisk University desegregated the lunch counters in Nashville, TN.
Documentary
Wild Man Blues
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Wild Man Blues

Jan 16, 1997

Wild Man Blues
1997 105 min 30 vues
Wild Man Blues is a 1998 documentary film directed by Barbara Kopple, about the musical avocation of actor/director/comic Woody Allen. The film takes its name from a jazz composition sometimes attributed to Jelly Roll Morton and sometimes to Louis Armstrong and recorded by both (among others). Allen's love of early 20th century New Orleans music is depicted through his 1996 tour of Europe with his New Orleans Jazz Band. Allen has played clarinet with this band for over 25 years. Although Allen's European tour is the film's primary focus, it was also notable as the first major public showcase for Allen's relationship with Soon-Yi Previn.
Music
Arnold le magnifique
7.1

Arnold le magnifique

Jan 18, 1977

Arnold le magnifique
1977 86 min 473 vues
Wild Man Blues is a 1998 documentary film directed by Barbara Kopple, about the musical avocation of actor/director/comic Woody Allen. The film takes its name from a jazz composition sometimes attributed to Jelly Roll Morton and sometimes to Louis Armstrong and recorded by both (among others). Allen's love of early 20th century New Orleans music is depicted through his 1996 tour of Europe with his New Orleans Jazz Band. Allen has played clarinet with this band for over 25 years. Although Allen's European tour is the film's primary focus, it was also notable as the first major public showcase for Allen's relationship with Soon-Yi Previn.
Documentary
The Sporting Club
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The Sporting Club

Feb 28, 1971

The Sporting Club
1971 107 min 5 vues
The wealthy members of an exclusive backwoods retreat face an existential threat from both a disgruntled former manager as well as a subversive, anarchistic current member.
Comedy
Hardhat & Legs
4.5

Hardhat & Legs

Feb 09, 1980

Hardhat & Legs
1980 96 min 2 vues
A sex education teacher falls for a construction worker with a gambling problem.
Comedy
Stripper
5.8

Stripper

Oct 21, 1985

Stripper
1985 90 min 13 vues
A strippers' convention and a major contest. The movie focuses on a few strippers, each with her own strong motive to win.
Documentary
Marjoe
7.6

Marjoe

Jul 24, 1972

Marjoe
1972 88 min 29 vues
Part documentary, part expose, this film follows one-time child evangelist Marjoe Gortner on the "church tent" Revivalist circuit, commenting on the showmanship of Evangelism and "the religion business", prior to the start of "televangelism". Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2005.
Documentary
An Empire of Reason
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An Empire of Reason

Jul 03, 1988

An Empire of Reason
1988 58 min 1 vues
Docudrama about the debate surrounding New York State's ratification of the United States Constitution. Historical figures wear modern dress and use familiar language to help today's audience understand firsthand the forces that shaped this country two hundred years ago. The argument, characters, passions and debating points are historically accurate, but the language and the medium of the debate is modern in form. Present day newscasters and commentators play themselves, reporting on the events of the 1780s as though they were occurring now.
Documentary
American Dream
7.182

American Dream

Oct 06, 1990

American Dream
1990 98 min 11 vues
When workers at the Hormel meatpacking plant in Austin, Minnesota are asked to take a substantial pay cut in a highly profitable year, the local labor union decides to go on strike and fight for a wage they believe is fair. But as the work stoppage drags on and the strikers face losing everything, friends become enemies, families are divided and the very future of this typical mid American town is threatened.
Documentary
American Dream
7.182

American Dream

Oct 06, 1990

American Dream
1990 98 min 11 vues
When workers at the Hormel meatpacking plant in Austin, Minnesota are asked to take a substantial pay cut in a highly profitable year, the local labor union decides to go on strike and fight for a wage they believe is fair. But as the work stoppage drags on and the strikers face losing everything, friends become enemies, families are divided and the very future of this typical mid American town is threatened.
Documentary
One Survivor Remembers
6.4

One Survivor Remembers

May 07, 1995

One Survivor Remembers
1995 39 min 11 vues
Co-produced by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Research Institute, this Academy Award-winning documentary relates the harrowing story of Gerda Weissmann Klein and her journey of survival and remembering both before and after the war.
Documentary
7.1

Aug 24, 1989
1989 min 56 vues
Robert McCall, agent des services secrets américains à la retraite, tente de racheter ses actions passées en offrant (presque) gratuitement ses services aux plus démunis face aux criminels de toutes sortes.
Action & Adventure
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Jun 03, 2002
2002 min 1 vues
Documentary about The Hamptons, an area in the eastern part of Long Island (New York), famous for being a vacation spot for the wealthiest Americans: a place where wealthy families can spend the summer and weekends by the beach.
Documentary