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Treasures IV: American Avant Garde Film 1947-1986 [DVD]
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Treasures IV: American Avant Garde Film 1947-1986

  
Format:  Treasures IV: American Avant Garde Film 1947-1986 DVD 
 
 
Culled from film archives across the country, this two-disc survey of experimental and underground cinema boasts more than two dozen eclectic live-action and animated shorts, ranging from drama to documentary and beyond. Works include Shirley Clarke's "Bridges-Go-Round" (1959), "Here I Am" (1962) by Bruce Baillie, Marie Menken's "Go! Go! Go!" (1964), Andy Warhol's "Mario Banana I" (1964), "The Riddle Of Lumen" (1972) by Stan Brakhage, and more. 5 1/4 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; booklet.
 
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Category:
Concerts and Performing Arts
Director:
George Kuchar
Rated:
NR
Color:
Black & White / Color
Format: 
Fullscreen
Closed Captioned:
 No
Cast:  Barbara Lapsley, George Kuchar
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