Rudy Burckhardt Movies
- 1991
Joseph Cornell: Worlds in a Box
Joseph Cornell: Worlds in a Box01991HD
This is a 1991 documentary film about the legendary artist and filmmaker, Joseph Cornell, who made those magnificent and strange collage boxes. He...
- 1937
Seeing the World: Part One - A Visit to New York, N.Y.
Seeing the World: Part One - A Visit to New York, N.Y.4.31937HD
A sightseeing portrait of New York, with lively narration taking the viewer aboard the New York elevated and subway trains. Then the view from the...
- 1968
Money
Money01968HD
A silent screen-type comedy starring Edwin Denby as Hemlock Stinge, the unlovable billionaire.
- 1957
Angel
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Short film of a statue of an angel by an ornamental pond on a summer's day.
- 1967
For Life, Against the War
For Life, Against the War61967HD
First shown on January 30, 1967, FOR LIFE AGAINST THE WAR was an open-call, collective statement from American independent filmmakers disparate in...
- 1957
Nymphlight
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A short, avant-garde movie, starring twelve-year-old ballet student Gwen Thomas, Nymphlight is a lovely blend of fact and fiction, using Bryant Park...
- 1969
Tarzam
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"The story of a shipwrecked baby reared by a kindly animal. See Tarzam, the beast-man, invent the art of painting. He meets his first human. His...
- 1953
Under the Brooklyn Bridge
Under the Brooklyn Bridge01953HD
"…one cannot deny its documentary value or Burckhardt's eye for detail, his unpretentiousness. There are sequences — the children...
- 1986
In Bed
In Bed01986HD
To a poem by Kenneth Koch with Chopin played by Gena Raps. "Rudy's lyrical montage opens and reflects the world the way a poem does. He consistently...
- 1965
A Legend for Fountains
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A sombre day in the city. "A Legend for Fountains" is the 16-minute version, "A Fable for Fountains" the 6-minute version.
- 1964
Miracle on the BMT
Miracle on the BMT01964HD
a swift tour of subways and streets while it concentrates on a threadbare romantic comedy about a lonely boy and a girl, played by Red and Mimi Grooms
- 1962
Shoot the Moon
Shoot the Moon01962HD
Artist Red Grooms and photographer Rudy Burckhardt’s playful homage to George Melies’ “Trip To The Moon” features exaggerated...
- 2003
Rudy Burckhardt: Man in the Woods
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A detailed look at a remarkable artist who died in 1999 at age 85. Aspects of Burckhardt's work in photography, film, and painting are examined in...
- 1940
The Uncle's Return
The Uncle's Return01940HD
Short film by Rudy Burckhardt.
- 1991
Rubble Dance
Rubble Dance01991HD
A film-dance, shot on 16mm film in Long Island City, Queens, NY.
- 1938
Haiti
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A travelogue of Port-au-Prince, Haiti concentrating on the daily life and rhythm of tropical island life.
- 1936
145 W. 21
145 W. 2101936HD
A romantic pair leaves their flat for a desultory burlesque show and two workmen take advantage of the empty house to pilfer a wallet.
- 1965
Lurk
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“Happy with his luscious daughter Aurora in a rustic setting, Professor Borealis has devised an improved brain and is ready to transplant it....
- 1983
Untilted
Untilted01983HD
Untilted takes an intrigued look around and reports on how things appeared then and what everyone was up to. Lines from a poem by John Ashbery cross...
- 1978
Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood01978HD
Red Grooms' retelling of the classic children's story. Shot by the artist Rudy Burckhardt, it stars Mr. Grooms’s daughter, Saskia, and other...