40,000 Acres, With View (1984)
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Tiempo de ejecución : 14M
Director : Carson Davidson
Sinopsis
Demonstrates the importance of parks and open spaces in an urban environment through a young woman's exploration of New York City's variety of environments over a period of three seasons. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.
Edad Media, siglo XII. Inspirada en el relato homónimo de Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849). Mientras una plaga devastadora -conocida como la Muerte Roja- diezma la población de una pequeña provincia italiana, el sádico y excéntrico príncipe Próspero se encierra con sus amigos en una de sus propiedades fortificadas para evitar el contagio. Para evadirse de la tragedia, decide organizar una fiesta de máscaras, en la que somete a los invitados a todo tipo de juegos depravados, de los que sólo podrán salir indemnes dos inocentes.
Interview with Jason Holliday aka Aaron Payne. House-boy, would-be cabaret performer, and self-proclaimed hustler giving one man's gin-soaked, pill-popped view of what it was like to be coloured and gay in 1960s Unites States. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.
This film recounts the murder of Vincent Chin, an automotive engineer mistaken as Japanese who was slain by an assembly line worker who blamed him for the competition by the Japanese auto makers that were threatening his job. It then recounts how that murderer escaped justice in the court system. Restored by the Academy Film Archive and The Film Foundation, in association with the Museum of Chinese in America. Restoration funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation, with additional support provided by Todd Phillips.
Un sacerdote de Boston comienza a ascender en la jerarquía eclesiástica. Sin embargo, tendra que superar situaciones muy delicadas y peligrosas, como cuando se enfrenta a los nazis en Austria.
Una joven, que llega a Reno (Nevada) para divorciarse, conoce a un viejo vaquero y decide quedarse unos días en su cabaña. Poco después él descubre en las montañas una manada de caballos salvajes. Con la colaboración de un vaquero especialista en rodeos, decide capturarlos para vender la carne.
Una juicio da un giro sorprendente cuando Edward Weldom, presidente del jurado, tiene que dar el voto decisivo en un caso que podría significar la muerte para una joven juzgada por asesinato. La decisión que toma causa un gran revuelo en la prensa. A pesar de sufrir todo tipo de presiones por parte de los periodistas, Edward se mantiene firme y declara que si las circunstancias fueran otras, incluso si se tratase de un miembro de su propia familia, su voto sería exactamente el mismo. Sin embargo, no sospecha que poco después su hija Stella pasará a ser el centro de atención por un caso similar, aunque en esta ocasión se trate del asesinato de un gangster...
Un obrero ejemplar es enterrado con su carnet laboral en reconocimiento a sus méritos, pero su viuda no puede cobrar la pensión sin ese documento. El sobrino del difunto vive alucinantes aventuras para recuperar el carnet de la tumba de su tío. "Un golpe de ataúd en tierra es algo perfectamente serio", escribió Antonio Machado, y lo es siempre que el cadáver no arrastre consigo sus documentos de identidad en medio de un remolino burocrático, porque entonces se desata el absurdo. Esta película es una sátira social que disfruta denunciando un viejo mal, sus consecuencias y derivaciones, con el desenfado que caracteriza el humor criollo y caribeño. (FILMAFFINITY)
Slam tells the story of Ray Joshua, an original, gifted young MC trapped in a war-zone housing project known as Dodge City. Unable to find a job, Ray copes with the despair and poverty of his neighborhood by using his wits and verbal talent. Written by Offline Publicist Young Ray Joshua lives in the Washington, DC, district known as Dodge City, which is dominated by gang wars. One day he is arrested when his drug dealer is gunned down while talking to him. He is put to prison where two rival gangs, Thug Life and the Union, want to recruit him as a member. A new digital restoration from a 35mm interpositive made in collaboration between Sundance Institute, the Academy Film Archive, and the UCLA Film & Television Archive premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.
A bored insurance salesman quits his job to go into politics. He first starts preaching about how man is greater than he thinks and that man can live forever. He ends up forming his own political party, "The Eternal Man" party. He begins to be referred to as "God". Then he starts having doubts about the eternalness of man. Restored by the Academy Film Archive and The Film Foundation, with funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation.
Once crowned "The Princess of Black Poetry," the prolific and political Nikki Giovanni has become one of America's most popular poets. The film highlights the life and work of a poet whose verse appeals to everyone interested in poetry and modern American life. This lyrical and visually provocative film details the poet's coming-of-age against the background of her times: the Civil Rights struggle, Vietnam, and the Women's Movement. In this dynamic portrait, selected readings by Giovanni reveal the values and personal history which have deeply influenced her poetry. Spirit to Spirit unveils the sly wit and sharp insights of Giovanni's multi-layered work, making it a delightful introduction to this talented poet and incisive social commentator. Restored in 2022 by the Academy Film Archive and the Women’s Film Preservation Fund, with support from the Leon Levy Foundation.
Lights whirl around the frame. Experimental short film preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.
PRIMARY DATE 1974 (Copyright year) Preserved by the Academy Film Archive
The mechanized production of Duro-Test light bulbs is filmed as a dance to the tune of the Brandenburg, as choreographed filaments, glass, and metal combine in a dynamic finale. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.
A female warden takes over at a state reform school and attempts to bring about needed changes. Restored in 2020 by the Academy Film Archive with additional funding from the National Endowment for the Arts from a 16mm print donated by Giancarlo Esposito and Laurence Fishburne.
Adaptation of a Strindberg play by Lee Grant for the 1974 AFI Directing Workshop for Women. Restored in 2022 by the Academy Film Archive and The Film Foundation. Restoration funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation.
Mr. Wilson hires Mantan to travel out West and clean out an old property. Mantan runs into trouble in believing the house is haunted while a gang uses it as a hideout. A race film Western produced by the Toddy Company; made for $500 over two days. Restoration by the Academy Film Archive and Blackhawk Films with funding from the estate of David Shepard from the only surviving 35mm nitrate print donated by Giancarlo Esposito and Laurence Fishburne.
Experimental short film preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.
As a guitar screeches, the image comes into focus. Experimental short film preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.
Touching story of elderly couple David and Eva who go on one last journey across the USA when they discover Eva is dying, ending up with their granddaughter Jeannie in San Francisco. Restored in 2022 by the Academy Film Archive and The Film Foundation. Restoration funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation.
This film is an account of the Talyllyn Railway, a historic narrow-gauge slate carrier in Tywyn, Wales, and its operation by a preservation society who saved it from being sold for scrap. Although the release date is 1965, it was actually filmed in the early 1950s. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.
