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Captain Milkshake (1970)
A Must See for Anyone Interested in the 60's/ Vietnam War/ Easy Rider etcq
Captain Milkshake is a film that got a bit buried in distribution by some shenanigans (the days when tax loses helped investors) as well as the fact that it would have been confrontational at the time for theater owners etc.
The film hits closer to the vibe of what was really happening in that era than Easy Rider, which is more sociological/cultural.
A must see, and what a blast to check out San Diego 50 years ago.
Chronique d'un été (Paris 1960) (1961)
Cool film, landmark documentary
"Chronicle of A Summer" invented the cinema verité movement, the idea being that by celebrating and revealing the artificial nature of the film-making process, the truth, or more accurately, some truths will emerge. The film is enveloped with a luminous and appealing humanism, and it is a very cool and cinematic portrait of Paris in the beat days. Remember that World War Two was only a decade or so before this and somehow the fog of that war hangs over the film, especially given the backstory of one of the participants, at least this is what I remember..As historic documents go, it is also amazingly compelling today. I find the film much more absorbing than "Salesman" or Drew Associates stuff. Drink espresso instead of a pint before the film, my friend and you'll be fine..
JB-81
PS If you want to watch paint dry, check out Melville- Although he's pretty great too..