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Beckett, Samuel 1906-1989 City planning California Los Angeles History 20th century Experimental theater Gentrification California Los Angeles Keaton, Buster 1895-1966 Los Angeles (Calif.) Los Angeles (Calif.) Economic conditions 20th century Los Angeles (Calif.) History 20th century Los Angeles (Calif.) Social conditions 20th century Urban renewal California Los AngelesFilter By Subjects
Beckett, Samuel 1906-1989 City planning California Los Angeles History 20th century Experimental theater Gentrification California Los Angeles Keaton, Buster 1895-1966 Los Angeles (Calif.) Los Angeles (Calif.) Economic conditions 20th century Los Angeles (Calif.) History 20th century Los Angeles (Calif.) Social conditions 20th century Urban renewal California Los AngelesSummary: "Losing Ground tells the story of a marriage of two remarkable people, both at a crossroads in their lives. Sara Rogers, a black professor of philosophy, is embarking on an intellectual quest to understand 'ecstasy' just as her painter husband Victor sets off on a more earthly exploration of joy"--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA LOSSummary: Explores the making and meaning of Film, a 1965 short film starring Buster Keaton, that was written by Samuel Beckett, directed by Alan Schneider, and produced by Barney Rosset. Topics covered include the circumstances leading to the film's production, the production process itself, and the film's critical reception. Includes outtakes, never-before-heard audio recordings of production meetings,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC NOTSummary: A group of addicts in a dingy apartment await the arrival of their "connection," to bring them heroin, while a documentary film maker struggles to film them.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA CONSummary: "The Exiles" of the title are displaced Native Americans, living in late 1950s Los Angeles on Bunker Hill, a depressed area connected to the rest of the city by the Angels Flight trolley. The Indians were already exiles, from the moment they lost their ancestral lands and were confined to reservations. Starting on Friday afternoon and closing Saturday morning, the film follows pregnant Yvonne,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Milestone Film & Video 2009