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New Cinema. New Wave. New York.
Documentary - 2011
Blank City
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In the years before Ronald Reagan took office, Manhattan was in ruins. But true art has never come from comfort, and it was precisely those dire circumstances that inspired artists like Jim Jarmusch, Lizzy Borden, and Amos Poe to produce some of their best works. Taking their cues from punk rock and new wave music, these young maverick filmmakers confronted viewers with a stark reality that stood in powerful contrast to the escapist product being churned out by Hollywood.
Director:
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Celine Danhier
Cast:
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Becky Johnston
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Ann Magnuson
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Amos Poe
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Bette Gordon

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Rated:
UNRATED
Runtime:
94 min
Release date:
6 Apr 2011
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$99,303
Awards:
N/A

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
The biggest shortcoming of "Blank City" is that, despite its vivid portrait of the time period, we never get much sense of what the actual movies are like.
– Michael O'Sullivan,
Washington Post,
17 Jun 2011
fresh:
This doc is interesting and worthy, but it is unlikely to send you seeking most of the films sampled in it. That was then, this is now, and it was fun while it lasted.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
10 Jul 2011
fresh:
As well as unearthing flavourful clips from films only determined cineastes have seen (War Is Menstrual Envy, You Killed Me First), French filmmaker Celine Danhier has reassembled many of the era's crucial players.
– Stephen Cole,
Globe and Mail,
15 Jul 2011
fresh:
As maddeningly undisciplined as the movie community she's exploring, but it still stands as a worthy historical document of NYC's recent past and the birth of a new way of making films.
– Linda Barnard,
Toronto Star,
15 Jul 2011
fresh:
Celine Danhier combines talking heads with a flood of Super-8 and 16-millimeter film clips to create this entertaining 2010 documentary about the explosion of punk energy that propelled New York City's art, music, and cinema underground.
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
26 Jul 2011
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