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Rome Is Burning (Portrait of Shirley Clarke)
Rome Is Burning (Portrait of Shirley Clarke)
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ROME IS BURNING (PORTRAIT OF SHIRLEY CLARKE)

Rome brûle, portrait de Shirley Clarke

Directed by Noël Burch, André S. Labarthe
France, 1970
Documentary

Synopsis

Shirley Clarke was filmed in a friend’s apartment during a small gathering held in her honor (among the guests are Yoko Ono and Jacques Rivette); she speaks candidly about the “underground cinema,” its relationship to the politics of protest happening in US, and its negation of Hollywood aesthetics.

Synopsis

Shirley Clarke was filmed in a friend’s apartment during a small gathering held in her honor (among the guests are Yoko Ono and Jacques Rivette); she speaks candidly about the “underground cinema,” its relationship to the politics of protest happening in US, and its negation of Hollywood aesthetics.