The New York trilogy that defined independent cinema!
During the 1950s, Morris Engel and Ruth Orkin revolutionized cinema by directing and producing films outside of Hollywood studios. First with Little Fugitive, considered the very first independent film in American cinema, then Lovers and Lollipops and Weddings and Babies, they created works that embraced freedom, filming the daily reality of their contemporaries as closely as possible, most often from the perspective of children. At once funny, moving and timeless, these three founding films of independent cinema are an incomparable tribute to New York, from its working-class neighborhoods, Brooklyn and Little Italy, to its icons, the Statue of Liberty and Central Park.
THE LITTLE FUGITIVE
WEDDINGS AND BABIES
LOVERS AND LOLLIPOPS
Original Versions / French Version* • French Subtitles
1.33, 1.85 & 1.66 formats respected • B&W
Duration of the films: 77 mins / 82 mins / 78 mins
*Available only on THE LITTLE FUGITIVE
DVD 1 - THE LITTLE FUGITIVE
. Introduction: The missing link (11 mins)
Alain Bergala, director and teacher at La fémis, explains why Le Petit Fugitif is a knot of modernity, a true direct link between neo-realism and the New Wave.
. Morris Engel, the independent (29 mins)
Mary Engel, daughter of Morris Engel and Ruth Orkin, pays tribute to her father and his work through numerous period and contemporary testimonies, illustrated with archives.
. Vintage Trailer - 2009 Trailer
. Includes an exclusive booklet (36 pages)
DVD 2 - LOVERS AND LOLLIPOPS / WEDDINGS AND BABIES
. Ruth Orkin, Images of Life (18 mins)
Mary Engel discusses the career of Ruth Orkin, her mother, a key figure in post-war American photography and the author of the famous photograph American Girl in Italy .
Released on November 19, 2009
