General Information

Language

English.

Published

United States : Anthology Film Archives, 2005.

Physical Description

DVD-ROM (175 min.)

Digital ver. identifier

HU_OSA_00003368

Contents/Summary

Summary

One of a seven-DVD series exploring American avant-garde cinema from 1894-1941. Presented by Anthology Film Archives in association with the British Film Institute, Cineric, Film Preservation Associates, Deutsches Filmmuseum, George Eastman House, The Library of Congress and The Museum of Modern Art. These home-made films incorporate avant-garde strategies and techniques to achieve a true sense of cinematic intimacy. Glimpses of life caught unawares are found in the home movies of Elizabeth Woodman Wright, Archie Stewart, Frank Stauffacher, and John C. Hecker. Poetic lyricism finds a voice in city symphonies: Lynn Riggs and James Hughes' A Day in Santa Fe (1931) and Rudy Burckhardt's Haiti (1938). Professionally minded films, like Theodore Case's sound tests (c. 1925) and Lewis Jacobs' Tree Trunk to Head (1938), operate from a similar home-spun perspective of sincerity. Joseph Cornell offers an enigmatic but lovely homage to childhood with Children's Trilogy (c. 1938). Films: 7 Case Sound Tests (c. 1924-25)—Theodore Case & Earl Sponable Windy Ledge Farm (c. 1929-34)—Elizabeth Woodman Wright A Day in Santa Fe (1931)—Lynn Riggs & James Hughes 4 Stewart Family Home Movies (c. 1935-39)—Archie Stewart Children’s Party (c. 1938)—Joseph Cornell Cotillion (c. 1938)—Joseph Cornell The Midnight Party (c. 1938)—Joseph Cornell Haiti (1938)—Rudy Burckhardt Tree Trunk to Head (1938)—Lewis Jacobs Bicycle Polo at San Mateo (1940-42)—Frank Stauffacher 1126 Dewey Avenue, Apt. 207 (1939)—John C. Hecker

Subjects

Genre

Fiction films

Bibliographic Information

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Call Number	Status	Shelving Location	Public Note
DVD-ROM	OSA Film Library	FL Record 1750	Available	-	-
Digital film	OSA Film Library	FL Record 1750 (HU_OSA_00003368.mp4)	Available		Access Copy, MP4 format