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The Curtis Harrington Short Film Collection [Blu-ray]

Description: The Curtis Harrington Short Film Collection [Blu-ray] Description Curtis Harrington is widely regarded as one of the most important avant-garde directors of the 1940s, as well as an early influential figure in what would come to be known as ‘New Queer Cinema.’ This publication is a joint effort between Flicker Alley and Drag City featuring restorations carried out by the Academy Film Archive on a single-disc DVD, comprised of six short films by the late experimental filmmaker, as well as bonus interview footage and rarely-seen early works. Curtis Harrington was born in Los Angeles in 1926. He began making films as a teenager, often deeply surreal, intuitive, and owing much to the writings of Edgar Allan Poe. After graduating from UCLA with a degree in film studies, his unique career trajectory led him from the academic circles of cinematic criticism (he wrote a publication on the films of Josef von Sternberg); to the Hollywood assistant desk of writer/producer Jerry Wald; to the elite group of independent filmmakers associated with Kenneth Anger (the two remained life-long friends and colleagues); to the famed film factory of cult icon Roger Corman; then on to his own stint in the world of genre movie-making with NIGHT TIDE and GAMES and most unpredictable of all, to finding commercial success in television. FILMS: FRAGMENT OF SEEKING (1946, 16 mins.) 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. Made a year before Kenneth Anger’s FIREWORKS the films contain some similarities in their treatment of homoerotic themes, though FRAGMENT is more restrained and subtle. PICNIC (1948, 22 mins.) 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 (1949, 6 mins.) In this fragile, yet frightening poetic fantasy, set against a dark industrial landscape, Harrington casts his own mother and father in the lead roles. THE ASSIGNATION (1953, 8 mins.) 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 (1955, 10 mins) A film study of the artwork of famed painter, occultist and Alistair Crowley-enthusiast Majorie Cameron. Cameron went on to star in Harrington’s feature-length NIGHT TIDE. It is by far one of his most visually arresting works. USHER (2002, 38 mins.) Harrington’s final film before his death in 2007, Usher is a remake of a short he made in high school based on the classic Edgar Allan Poe story “The Fall of the House of Usher.” He once again expresses his interest in the occult by casting known members of the Church of Satan, Nikolas and Zeena Schreck. BONUS FEATURES: THE FOUR ELEMENTS (1966) is a poetic and avant-garde documentary Harrington made for the United States Information Agency. THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER (1942) is the original film—made by Harrington when was in high school—from which USHER is based. A short interview shot by filmmakers Tyler Hubby and Jeffrey Schwarz, who are responsible for the documentary HOUSE OF HARRINGTON (2009). A 2003 interview with Harrington made courtesy of the Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles. Payment We accept all major credit cards and PayPal. Shipping Free Shipping anywhere in the Continental United States. Please be certain your shipping address is correct as this cannot be changed once the order has been placed. Returns Should you need to return your purchase, we allow returns that are processed within 30 days of receipt of the order. Please contact us for a return authorization and the return shipping address.

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Type: PHYSICAL_MOVIE

Author: Curtis Harrington

Movie/TV Title: The Curtis Harrington Short Film Collection

Run Time: 188 min.

Video Format: NTSC

Rating: NR

Release Year: 2013

Format: Blu-ray

Genre: Mystery / Suspense

Studio: Flicker Alley

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