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The Curtis Harrington short films collection, Flicker Alley [presents] ; film[s] by Curtis Harrington, (videorecording)

Summary
  • A collection of Curtis Harrington shorts that he wrote, directed, and occasionally starred in. The films are generally silent, strange, moody, and metaphorical
  • Fragment of seeking: Harrington plays a young man desperately seeking out the fleeting image of a female companion, and though he never quite catches her, he discovers much more through the surreal explorations of his own sexuality
  • Picnic: Beginning in the reality of American middle-class life, Picnic portrays the idealistic dream-quest of the protagonist, from which he is finally cast off. Harrington himself described the film thus: "A satirical comment on middle-class life frames a dream-like continuity in which the protagonist pursues an illusory object of desire."
  • On the edge: In this poetic fantasy, set against a dark industrial landscape, Harrington casts his own mother and father in the lead roles
  • The Assignation: Long considered lost, this was Harrington's first color film. It was shot in Venice, Italy, and not unlike Fragment of seeking, follows a masked figure through the labyrinthine canals of the city, building to a spectacular climax
  • The Wormwood Star: A film study of the artwork of famed painter Majorie Cameron
  • Usher: Director's final film, Usher is a remake of the original film made by Harrington when was in high school, and based on the classic Edgar Allan Poe story "The fall of the house of Usher."
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
Deluxe combo Blu-ray/DVD edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (100 min.)
Note
  • Title from container
  • Accompanied by Blu-ray disc
  • Originally released as motion pictures
  • "From the Academy Film Archive collection."
  • At head of container title: Flicker Alley and Drag City present
  • Bonus features: two films The four elements (1966), an avant-garde documentary Harrington made for the U.S. Information Agency, and The fall of the house of Usher (1942), the original film made by Harrington when was in high school (from which Usher is based); a short interview shot (22 min.) by filmmakers Tyler Hubby and Jeffrey Schwarz, who are responsible for the documentary House of Harrington (2009); 2003 interview (43 min.) with Harrington conducted by Rani Singh and Michael Friend for the Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles; an enclosed booklet contains notes on restorations by Academy Film Archive preservationist Mark Toscano and an essay by Lisa Janssen
Contents
  • The Wormwood Star
  • (1955 ; 10 min.)
  • Usher
  • (2002 ; 38 min.)
  • Bonus
  • (88 min.)
  • Fragments of seeking
  • (1946 : 16 min.)
  • Picnic
  • (1048 : 22 min.)
  • On the edge
  • (1949 ; 6 min.)
  • The Assignation
  • (1953 : 8 min.)
Isbn
9781893967793
Instance
Label
The Curtis Harrington short films collection
Title
The Curtis Harrington short films collection
Statement of responsibility
Flicker Alley [presents] ; film[s] by Curtis Harrington
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
  • A collection of Curtis Harrington shorts that he wrote, directed, and occasionally starred in. The films are generally silent, strange, moody, and metaphorical
  • Fragment of seeking: Harrington plays a young man desperately seeking out the fleeting image of a female companion, and though he never quite catches her, he discovers much more through the surreal explorations of his own sexuality
  • Picnic: Beginning in the reality of American middle-class life, Picnic portrays the idealistic dream-quest of the protagonist, from which he is finally cast off. Harrington himself described the film thus: "A satirical comment on middle-class life frames a dream-like continuity in which the protagonist pursues an illusory object of desire."
  • On the edge: In this poetic fantasy, set against a dark industrial landscape, Harrington casts his own mother and father in the lead roles
  • The Assignation: Long considered lost, this was Harrington's first color film. It was shot in Venice, Italy, and not unlike Fragment of seeking, follows a masked figure through the labyrinthine canals of the city, building to a spectacular climax
  • The Wormwood Star: A film study of the artwork of famed painter Majorie Cameron
  • Usher: Director's final film, Usher is a remake of the original film made by Harrington when was in high school, and based on the classic Edgar Allan Poe story "The fall of the house of Usher."
Cataloging source
TXA
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
  • Fragment of seeking (1946 ; 16 min.), Picnic (1948 ; 22 min.), On the edge (1949 ; 6 min.): short, b&w, written and directed by Curtis Harrington
  • The Assignation (1953 ; 8 min.), The Wormwood Star (1955 ; 10 min.): short, color, written and directed by Curtis Harrington
  • Usher (2002 ; 38 min.): short, color, written and directed by Curtis Harrington; based on the short story The fall of the house of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe
Language note
In English
PerformerNote
Curtis Harrington, Sean Nepita, Fabrice Uzan
Runtime
100
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Cameron, Marjorie
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Dreams
  • Middle class
  • Occultism
  • Blessing and cursing
  • Venice (Italy)
Technique
live action
Label
The Curtis Harrington short films collection, Flicker Alley [presents] ; film[s] by Curtis Harrington, (videorecording)
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Title from container
  • Accompanied by Blu-ray disc
  • Originally released as motion pictures
  • "From the Academy Film Archive collection."
  • At head of container title: Flicker Alley and Drag City present
  • Bonus features: two films The four elements (1966), an avant-garde documentary Harrington made for the U.S. Information Agency, and The fall of the house of Usher (1942), the original film made by Harrington when was in high school (from which Usher is based); a short interview shot (22 min.) by filmmakers Tyler Hubby and Jeffrey Schwarz, who are responsible for the documentary House of Harrington (2009); 2003 interview (43 min.) with Harrington conducted by Rani Singh and Michael Friend for the Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles; an enclosed booklet contains notes on restorations by Academy Film Archive preservationist Mark Toscano and an essay by Lisa Janssen
Accompanying material
1 Blu-ray videodisc.
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • The Wormwood Star
  • (1955 ; 10 min.)
  • Usher
  • (2002 ; 38 min.)
  • Bonus
  • (88 min.)
  • Fragments of seeking
  • (1946 : 16 min.)
  • Picnic
  • (1048 : 22 min.)
  • On the edge
  • (1949 ; 6 min.)
  • The Assignation
  • (1953 : 8 min.)
Control code
ocn852896059
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. =
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
Deluxe combo Blu-ray/DVD edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (100 min.)
Isbn
9781893967793
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
617311677991
Other physical details
sound, black and white, color
Publisher number
  • FA0030
  • FA0030-1
  • FA0030-2
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o852896059
  • (OCoLC)852896059
  • (Sirsi) b14072300
System details
DVD
Video recording format
DVD
Label
The Curtis Harrington short films collection, Flicker Alley [presents] ; film[s] by Curtis Harrington, (videorecording)
Publication
Note
  • Title from container
  • Accompanied by Blu-ray disc
  • Originally released as motion pictures
  • "From the Academy Film Archive collection."
  • At head of container title: Flicker Alley and Drag City present
  • Bonus features: two films The four elements (1966), an avant-garde documentary Harrington made for the U.S. Information Agency, and The fall of the house of Usher (1942), the original film made by Harrington when was in high school (from which Usher is based); a short interview shot (22 min.) by filmmakers Tyler Hubby and Jeffrey Schwarz, who are responsible for the documentary House of Harrington (2009); 2003 interview (43 min.) with Harrington conducted by Rani Singh and Michael Friend for the Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles; an enclosed booklet contains notes on restorations by Academy Film Archive preservationist Mark Toscano and an essay by Lisa Janssen
Accompanying material
1 Blu-ray videodisc.
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • The Wormwood Star
  • (1955 ; 10 min.)
  • Usher
  • (2002 ; 38 min.)
  • Bonus
  • (88 min.)
  • Fragments of seeking
  • (1946 : 16 min.)
  • Picnic
  • (1048 : 22 min.)
  • On the edge
  • (1949 ; 6 min.)
  • The Assignation
  • (1953 : 8 min.)
Control code
ocn852896059
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. =
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
Deluxe combo Blu-ray/DVD edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (100 min.)
Isbn
9781893967793
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
617311677991
Other physical details
sound, black and white, color
Publisher number
  • FA0030
  • FA0030-1
  • FA0030-2
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o852896059
  • (OCoLC)852896059
  • (Sirsi) b14072300
System details
DVD
Video recording format
DVD

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