| Description |
1 videodisc (170 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([24] pages ; 19 cm) |
| Physical Medium |
DVD video 4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital optical stereo Dolby Digital 2.0 rda |
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laser optical NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC; widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0. |
| Performer |
Narrator, Encke King. |
| Credits |
Editor, Yoo Seung-Hyun ; camera, Deborah Stratman ; remastering (2013), Adam R. Levin, Peter Bo Rappmund. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2003. |
| Audience |
Rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
"Thom Andersen's landmark documentary explores the tangled relationship between the movies and their fabled hometown, as seen entirely through the films themselves. From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. Andersen takes viewers on a whirlwind tour through the metropolis' real and cinematic history, investigating the myriad stories and legends that have come to define it, and revealing the real city that lives beneath" --Container. |
| Contents |
Part one : Another way to look at movies. Reality and representation. Locations. Hollywood. "L.A." and "the industry". The city as background: the city with no name. The Bradbury Building. The decline of public space. Benign lies. Geographic license and literalism. Modern architecture. Landmarks. Disaster movies. The city as character: James M. Cain. A brighter world. Film noir. Things that aren't there any more. Bunker Hill -- Part two : High tourist/low tourist. The outside men: Deray, Antonioni, Demy. The city as subject: Chinatown. Modes of transportation. Downtown vs. the suburbs. Blade Runner. L.A. confidential. Cops. The provincialism of over-privilege. Neorealism. |
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Booklet : The introduction / Thom Andersen -- Tourists from hell / Mike Davis -- Los Angeles a city on film / Thom Andersen. |
| Note |
Special features: The Tony Longo trilogy (2014, 14 minutes) a short film by Thom Andersen; Theatrical trailer. A collectible booklet featuring essays by Mike Davis, author of "City of quartz: excavating the future of Los Angeles" and Thom Andersen. |
| Language |
English audio. |
| Subject |
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- In motion pictures.
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Motion pictures -- United States -- History.
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Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History.
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Popular culture -- California -- Los Angeles.
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Motion pictures. (OCoLC)fst01027285
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Popular culture. (OCoLC)fst01071344
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California -- Los Angeles.
(OCoLC)fst01204540
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Film clips.
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Nonfiction films.
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Feature films.
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Feature films -- United States.
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Documentary films. (OCoLC)fst01710390
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Film clips. (OCoLC)fst01726246
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Nonfiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710269
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| Added Author |
Andersen, Thom, film producer, film director.
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King, Encke M., narrator.
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Burton/Floyd, Inc., presenter, production company.
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Cinema Guild, film distributor.
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| Added Title |
Container of (work): Tony Longo trilogy.
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| ISBN |
0781514843 |
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9780781514842 |
| Standard No. |
881164000842 |
| Music No. |
CG 000148 Cinema Guild |
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