David Holzman's Diary (1967)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Jim McBride

Writers:

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Young filmmaker decides to make a movie of his life.

Plot Keywords:

Fake Documentary | Slow Motion | Docudrama | Fish Eye Lens | Independent Film

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

L.M. Kit Carson	...	David Holzman
Eileen Dietz	...	Penny Wohl
Lorenzo Mans	...	Pepe
Louise Levine	...	Sandra
Fern McBride	...	Girl on the subway
Michel Lévine	...	Sandra's Boy Friend
Robert Lesser	...	Max, Penny's agent (as Bob Lesser)
Jack Baran	...	Cop

Runtime:

74 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Trivia:

This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress, in 1991.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Coming Apart (1969)

Soundtrack:

I'm a Man

Talky, but Unusual and Worth a Look

Mock cinema vertite about a young filmmakers consternation at finding 'truth' and putting it on film. Insightfully examines how we define reality, how our perceptions can cloud it, and whether it is really possible to show it on film. Probably to talky for most, but still quite thought provoking. Filled with some really offbeat ideas and camerawork. Among them: filming the faces of people at a bus stop while we hear excerpts from the McCarthy hearings. Also photographing a entire night of tv viewing each minute and then playing them back frame by frame. A very low budget movie, made by some very young filmmakers, with a very original point of view.