N.Y., N.Y. : a day in New York / by Francis Thompson.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Thompson, Francis, 1908-2003, director.

Language:

No linguistic content

Subjects (All):

Manhattan (New York, N.Y.).

Genre:

Short films.

Experimental films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (16 minutes)

Contained In:

Contained in (manifestation): Masterworks of American avant-garde experimental film, 1920-1970

Other Title:

New York, New York

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles, CA : Flicker Alley, 2015.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

Prismatic and distorted, Francis Thompson shot the vibrant and fractured images with a Kodak Ciné-Special camera specially rigged with "secret" mirrors, kaleidoscopes and even reflective car hubcaps. His objective was to create a "complete and carefully integrated film using precisely controlled camera distortion in a dramatically unfolding structure." The experience remains an exquisite time capsule that not only documents Manhattan during the 1950s but also, in the words of the New York Times, proffers "one of the few geniune masterpieces" of burgeoning experimental film movement in the United States. 35mm from 16mm 1.37:1 color sound; production assistance D.A. Pennebaker; music by Gene Forrell.

Credits:

Music, Gene Forrell.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed January 02, 2018).

Won 1959 Cannes Film Festival, Short Film

OCLC:

1022752071

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.