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An Actor Works
An Actor Works
Viveca Lindfors and filmmaker Bert Rashby present a Twentieth Century actress at work on a scene from Euripedes’ 2400-year-old Greek drama, “The...
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Angel and Big Joe
Angel and Big Joe
This powerful program is “a masterful depiction of the deep friendship between Big Joe (Paul Sorvino), a telephone lineman, and Angel, a young...
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Antonio, and His Flamenco Guitar
Antonio, and His Flamenco Guitar
Antonio is twelve.  He lives in Jerez de la Frontera in southern Andalusia.  Born into a Gypsy family of flamenco artists, he dreams of...
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Art of the Motion Picture
Art of the Motion Picture
The five basic elements in film making that lend themselves to artistic control by the filmmaker and to critical analysis by the viewer are...
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As You Like It: An Introduction
As You Like It: An Introduction
The characters of Duke Frederick, Rosalind, Celia, Jacques, and Touchstone are introduced and Jacques’ famous lines about the seven ages of man which...
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Ballet With Edward Villella
Ballet With Edward Villella
Edward Villella, virile lead dancer of the New York City Ballet, dissolves the notion that male ballet dancers are “sissified” in a...
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The Boarded Window
The Boarded Window
Based on THE BOARDED WINDOW, a classic horror story by Ambrose Bierce. An elderly hunter is being buried near his cabin in the woods.  Old and...
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Bobby May: Great American Juggler
Bobby May: Great American Juggler
Bobby May was obsessed with his art.  The pleasure he received from his profession is obvious even in his descriptions of his most famous...
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Carlito, The Child King of Vallenato
Carlito, The Child King of Vallenato
Carlito is eleven years old.  He lives in Valledupar in the Colombian tropics.  It’s the land of “Vallenato” which is a musical style born...
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Chaplin: A Character Is Born
Chaplin: A Character Is Born
Charlie Chaplin is undoubtedly one of the most significant names in the development of the movies. This documentary shows the evolution of Chaplin’s...
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Conscience in Conflict
Conscience in Conflict
Based on the play "A Man for All Seasons" by Robert Bolt, "Conscience in Conflict" weaves together all the key scenes from a magnificent,...
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A Dancer's World
A Dancer's World
In this classic film, Martha Graham speaks with the articulate authority achieved by all great artists who have mastered their craft.  As the...
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