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These Amazing Shadows

2011 · 88 min

A warm, unhurried tour through cinema history that feels like a passionate lecture from people who love movies.

Genres
Documentary
Tagline
The Movies that Make America
Overview
Tells the history and importance of The National Film Registry, a roll call of American cinema treasures that reflects the diversity of film, and indeed the American experience itself.
How it feels
Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Art, media, identity, race
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • art
    • media
    • identity
    • race
    • gender
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism10
    Romance1
    Tension1
    Darkness1
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight4

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Kurt Norton, Paul Mariano
    Written by
    Douglas Blush, Kurt Norton, Paul Mariano
    Starring
    Jeff Adachi, James H. Billington, Robin Blaetz, Brooks Boliek, Charles Burnett, Jay Carr, Martin Cohen, Arlene Damron
    Music
    Peter Golub
    Cinematography
    Frazer Bradshaw
    Runtime
    88 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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