A Trip down memory lane

Arthur Lipsett’s incisive look at human might, majesty and mayhem, compiled from some peculiar newsreel items of the twentieth century. The filmmaker calls this ‘additional material for a time capsule’, but his arrangement of pictures combined with Ron Alexander’s soundtrack makes it almost explosive. There are hundreds of items, once front-page news, but all wryly grotesque when seen in this reshuffle of the past. (Awards: San Francisco, Venice)

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Credits

production company

ONF | NFB

co-producer

Arthur Lipsett

Donald Brittain

director

Arthur Lipsett

Duration

00:13:00:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1965

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323053

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Film festivals - Canada - Vancouver - Awards

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Film festivals - Italy - Venice - Awards

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Film festivals - United States - San Francisco - Awards

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials

Experimental

History → History

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Canada, 1965

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