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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Repertory Movie Theaters of New York City: Havens for Revivals, Indies and the Avant-Garde, 1960-1994

Repertory Movie Theaters of New York City: Havens for Revivals, Indies and the Avant-Garde, 1960-1994

Davis, Ben

Paperback

Film StudiesRegional: Middle Atlantic

ISBN10: 1476667209
ISBN13: 9781476667201
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: Mar 31 2017
Pages: 256
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.90 Depth: 9.90
Language: English

New York's repertory movie houses specialized in presenting films ignored by mainstream and art house audiences. Curating vintage and undistributed movies from various countries, they educated the public about the art of film at a time when the cinema had begun to be respected as an art form.

Operating on shoestring budgets in funky settings, each repertory house had its own personality, reflecting the preferences of the (often eccentric) proprietor. While a few theaters existed in other cities, New York offered the greatest number and variety. Focusing on the active years from 1960 through 1994, this book documents the repertory movement in the context of economics and film culture.

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