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documentary

6-18-67 (George Lucas, 1967)

Jun

18

1967

6-18-67 (1967)

The opening credits with the date 6-18-67 superimposed over it. DPs: Charles Braverman, George Lucas, David MacDougall & David Wyler.

“We had never been around such opulence, zillions of dollars being spent every five minutes on this huge, unwieldy thing. It was mind-boggling to us because we had been making films for three hundred dollars, and seeing this incredible waste – that was the worst of Hollywood.”

– pre-blockbuster George Lucas

Wyszedł w jasny, pogodny dzień [He Left on a Bright, Sunny Day] (Krzysztof Wojciechowski, 1972)

Jun

13

Wyszedł w jasny, pogodny dzień (1972)

Old people exchanging food and memories outdoors. DPs: Witold Stok & Ryszard Wróblewski.

Deň radosti [A Day of Joy] (Dušan Hanák, 1972)

Jun

12

1971

Deň radosti (1972)

Exuberant revellers. DPs: Martin Gazík, Alojz Hanúsek & Oskár Šághy.

 

Wholly Communion (Peter Whitehead, 1966)

Jun

11

1965

Wholly Communion (1966)

Allen Ginsberg reciting in front of an enraptured audience at the Royal Albert Hall. DP: Peter Whitehead.

“Love! Love!”

– anonymous poet interrupting Harry Fainlight

Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment (Robert Drew, 1963)

Jun

10

1963

Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment (1963)

An energetic Bobby arrives at the White House in his limousine. DP: Gregory Shuker.

“This nation, for all its hopes and all its boasts, will not be fully free until all its citizens are free.”

– JFK

1999 A.D. (Lee Madden, 1967)

Jun

2

1999

1999 A.D. (1967)

Mother Karen (Marj Dusay) busy with online meal planning, her husband supervising her from the other screen. While she scheduling for Tuesday, June 2, 1999 in reality fell on a Wednesday. DP: Vilmos Zsigmond.

“What year is it now? I forgot.”

– Jamie

Grands soirs & petits matins [May Days] (William Klein, 1978)

May

24

1968

Grands soirs & petits matins (1978)

Sorbonne students discussing the political situation with an elderly Parisian man. DPs: William Klein & Bernard Lutic.

“Soyez réalistes, demandez l'impossible”

– May 68 slogan

Bed Peace [John and Yoko: The Bed-In] (John Lennon + Yoko Ono, 1969)

May

05

1969

Bed Peace (1969)

Someone holds up a letter with John in the background who takes an amused drag from his cigarette. DP: Nicholas D. Knowland.

“on the fifth of May, Lisa[?] Minelli makes the bed.”

– John Lennon

Goya 3 de mayo [Goya, May 3rd] (Carlos Saura, 2021)

May

3

1808

Goya 3 de mayo (2021)

Saura's reconstruction of Goya's anti-war painting El tres de mayo de 1808 en Madrid (1814). DP: Sergio De Uña.

Bom Povo Português [The Good People of Portugal] (Rui Simões, 1980)

Apr

25

1974

Bom Povo Português (1980)

A young soldier triumphantly holds up his riffle. DPs: Manuel Barros, Mário Cabrita Gil, José Luís Carvalhosa, Gérard Collet, Acácio de Almeida, Russell Parker & José Reynès.

Takes places between April 25th, 1974 and November 25th, 1975, during the Revolução dos Cravos.