hidden in america is a 1996 american television film about poverty in the united states .

the film is directed by martin bell and stars beau bridges , bruce davison , and alice krige .

bridges plays bill januson , a father struggling to support his family and whose pride and optimism prevent him from seeking help until it is too late .

he was nominated for many awards including a screen actors guild award and an emmy award .

the film aired on december 1 , 1996 on showtime and was released to dvd on february 8 , 2005 .

hidden in america

from backyard brawls in silicon valley to kung - fu battles in the backstreets of the bronx , hidden in america investigates the codes and core values of america ' s underground fight clubs .
la la land , hidden figures and . . . deadpool ! producers guild of america announces 2017 award nominees
saddle up on your steel horse and blast down the highway into the world of the mongols motor club with hidden in america . s1e3
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“at a time when american workers seem most prized for their ability to serve as campaign props , “hidden america” comes as a breath of fresh air with no political slant , no hidden motive . both presidential campaigns could learn a great deal by reading “hidden america . ” in fact , we all could . ” — post - gazette . com
needless to say , there will be plenty of spoilers in our list of captain america : civil war : every easter egg & hidden detail .
a bank of america automated teller machine in massachusetts is shown in this july 2016 photo .
hidden dangers on american roads
nominated for outstanding investigative report in a newscast .
a cleveland book signing does not go as expected for jonah ray , host of the mock travel show
hidden america .
( nbcuniversal )
cleveland , ohio - cleveland is one of eight cities featured in the second season of the mock travel show
hidden america with jonah ray .
a parody of an anthony bourdain - esque travel series ,
hidden america
is available on seeso , the internet subscription streaming service owned by comcast through nbcuniversal .
a hidden america : children of the mountains
is a continuation of diane sawyer ' s reporting on america ' s forgotten children . sawyer won an emmy for outstanding feature story in a news magazine for
waiting on the world to change ,
a firsthand account of poverty among children in america , which aired in 2007 . the yearlong reporting followed the lives of children in one of the poorest cities in america who struggle daily to succeed despite horrendous odds .
this exchange is one of many marvelous surprises in laskas’s new book “hidden america : from coal miners to cowboys , an extraordinary exploration of the unseen people who make this country work . ”
scif size has become a measure of status in top secret america , or at least in the washington region of it .
hidden in america delves into the enduring human fascination with end - of - the - world scenarios , finds out what happens when apocalyptic predictions fail to materialise - and makes the alarming discov . . .
cbsn : on assignment
ep . 1 : children of isis ; irobot ; made in america *
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wednesday’s is a portrait of one top secret america community . on the web , an extensive , searchable database built by the post about top secret america is available at urltoken .
to watch full episodes , you must have a cable provider that supports bbc america ' s full episode service and you must have bbc america as part of your cable package .
guest stars for other second - season episodes of
hidden america
include bourdain (
parts unknown ,
no reservations
) , joel hodgson (
mst3k
) , jorge garcia (
lost
) and east cleveland native yvette nicole brown (
community ,
the odd copule
) , who , in the wacky spirit of
hidden america ,
does not appear in the cleveland episode .
listen to the music behind the incredible story . hidden figures the album is available on apple music now !
this downloadable document is a collection of all the handouts about heart disease , which include risks , signs , tips and informational facts . these handouts are from the wgbh production hidden epidemic :
heart disease in america .
america on edge : two u . s . flights to paris diverted by bomb . . .
hidden america intends to fix that . like john mcphee and susan orlean , laskas dives deep into her subjects and emerges with character - driven narratives that are gripping , funny , and revelatory . in hidden america , the stories are about the people who make our lives run every day—and yet we barely think of them . laskas spent weeks in an ohio coal mine and on an alaskan oil rig ; in a maine migrant labor camp , a texas beef ranch , the air traffic control tower at new york’s laguardia airport , a california landfill , an arizona gun shop , the cab of a long - haul truck in iowa , and the stadium of the cincinnati ben - gals cheerleaders . cheerleaders ? yes . they , too , are hidden america , and you will be amazed by what laskas tells you about them : hidden no longer .
kombo yannick is one of the many african asylum seekers braving the longer latin america route to the us .
bank of america customers were locked out of their online accounts on wednesday in an apparent system outage that affected the charlotte - based company .
after previously announcing the nominees in its television and documentary categories , the producers guild of america has revealed its silver screen picks for 2017 .
' america eats ' : a hidden archive from the 1930s our search for the kitchen legacies of this country has uncovered rituals , recipes and now , an archive . we followed a listener ' s call to the library of congress and beyond — and discovered
america eats ,
a depression - era project chronicling the nation ' s food rituals .
to get another view of how sprawling top secret america has become , just head west on the toll road toward dulles international airport in virginia .
at this point one might object and say , sure , laskas seems like a terrific magazine writer , but aren’t we here to review a book ? well , “hidden america” has a dirty little secret : it’s a collection of magazine pieces . some of the pieces fit laskas’s theme better than others . her chapter on the cincinnati bengals’ cheerleaders certainly demonstrates how hard they work . but are they a group of “unseen people who make this country work” ? similarly , her chapter on a los angeles landfill is actually an issue - driven essay on the past and future of trash ; her chapter about the gun store seems more like a mediation between gun - loving america and gun - loathing america than a peek at a hidden america .
review : detailing the economic fall of a phased - out factory worker , hidden in america criticizes the fraying american dream with straightforward passion . impoverished , sickly willa ( jena malone ) loves to play at the upper - middle - class home of her schoolmate , caro… ( more )
john t . booker jr was arrested april 10 as he attempting to arm a ' 1 , 000 - pound bomb ' hidden in a van parked near fort riley , a military post in kansas .
clusters of top - secret work exist throughout the country , but the washington region is the capital of top secret america .
octavia spencer , taraji p . henson , janelle monae and kirsten dunst of
hidden figures .
( mark boster / los angeles times )
“ hidden america is a literary miracle . in effortlessly lucid prose , jeanne marie laskas tells stories that spellbind precisely because they remind us of the center that quietly holds america together . you will fall in love with , want to have a beer with , and maybe shed a tear for , her entire cast of obscure heroes . ” —robert draper , author of do not ask what good we do and dead certain : the presidency of george w . bush
“her attention to detail is vivid . laskas gives voice—as well as dignity and poetry—to america’s blue - collar ranks . ” — bookpage
“jeanne marie laskas has for years taken her readers inside the lives of ordinary people with her intimate , insightful journalism . hidden america is a finely crafted look behind the curtains of everyday life – think dirty jobs for the literate set . ” —mike sager , author of wounded warriors
taraji p . henson , janelle monae , octavia spencer and the
hidden figures
cast and crew . ( robert gauthier / los angeles times )
a special on the aftermath of the deadly police shootings in dallas - - what will it take for america to heal ? nominated for outstanding coverage of a breaking news story in a newsmagazine .
steve kroft reports on what happens when hidden cameras capture new york lawyers being asked to move highly questionable funds into the u . s . nominated for best story in a newsmagazine .
similar situation . went to bank of america branch 2x today : morning and afternoon , nationwide outage still effective and tellers closed . urltoken
the top secret america three - part series is a project nearly two years in the making that describes the huge national security buildup in the united states following the sept . 11 , 2001 , attacks .
profiles of working individuals and families across america , who are struggling to stay in the middle class ; issues of dwindling job opportunities , income inequality and community solutions are explained .
hidden figures finally tells the stories of some really important women in u . s . history . this movie will show what it was like to be a “colored computer . ” that’s what they called them back then . they did all the math , all the projections to get the astronauts into space . russia had beat us , and we were really trying to make america great again , and these women literally made america great again . and they were never given the credit .
the morning begins with a prayer . security guards watch for weapons . this was one of the most dangerous schools in america for five years in a row . principal linda cliatt - wayman enforces a safety dress code .
naomi campbell wows in flamboyant feathered gown . . . while ashley graham sizzles in plunging lace dress as they walk in dolce & gabbana show in italy
men wrap beef in cheesecloth at a sheriff ' s barbecue in los angeles . the photo was one of many taken for the wpa ' s
america eats
project between 1930 and 1941 . library of congress hide caption
there’s a reason why [ hidden figures ] was made now and not three years ago , not five years ago , not 10 years ago . the universe needed it now .
best documentary “o . j . : made in america” “13th” “i am not your negro” “fire at sea” “life , animated” immediate reaction : there were a number of exceptional documentaries about race in america this year , and the academy noticed . “o . j . : made in america” is espn’s exhaustive , stunning 467 - minute docu - series about o . j . simpson’s rise and fall ; “13th” is ava duvernay’s examination of racial inequality in the prison system ; and “i am not your negro” uses the words from writer james baldwin’s unfinished book to explore how the assassinations of three civil rights activists still resonate today .
following a surprise upset over rogue one at the weekend box office , where it amassed an impressive $ 22 . 8 million three days after oscar balloting began , the pga recognized hidden figures with its third major nomination from a major industry guild , following top notices from both the screen actors guild and the casting society of america .
hidden kitchens — we aren ' t the first project to look for them . our search for the kitchen legacies of this country has uncovered rituals , recipes and now , an archive . producer jamie york and the kitchen sisters followed a listener ' s call to the library of congress and beyond — and discovered
america eats .
these are some of the findings of a two - year investigation by the washington post that discovered what amounts to an alternative geography of the united states , a top secret america hidden from public view and lacking in thorough oversight . after nine years of unprecedented spending and growth , the result is that the system put in place to keep the united states safe is so massive that its effectiveness is impossible to determine .
award season favorites la la land , hidden figures , fences and moonlight were among the nods this year along with hacksaw ridge , hell or high water and manchester by the sea .
hidden figures
writer - director theodore melfi and actors octavia spencer , taraji p . henson and janelle monáe celebrate after winning for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture . ( al seib / los angeles times )
detailing the economic fall of a phased - out factory worker , hidden in america criticizes the fraying american dream with straightforward passion . impoverished , sickly willa ( jena malone ) loves to play at the upper - middle - class home of her schoolmate , caroline ( allegra denton ) , daughter of pediatrician michael ( bruce davison ) . willa ' s ill health stems from . . . read more
for two decades , garment factories , most clustered in los angeles , have produced clothing for some of america’s leading retailers , who have kept production in the u . s . to avoid transportation time and costs and to benefit from higher quality manufacturing processes .
while immigrants often face criticism for stealing jobs , they are the ones being increasingly undercut in america’s clothing industry , forced to accept wages below the legal minimum as retailers fight to pass on bargain prices to consumers .
even as pay is rising rapidly in china , costs in america are falling . the successful extraction of natural gas from shale has dramatically lowered the price of energy . pricewaterhousecoopers , an accountancy firm , reckons that these lower american energy prices could result in 1m more manufacturing jobs as firms build new factories . companies such as dow chemical , a speciality chemicals firm , and vallourec , a french steel - tubes firm , have announced new investments in america to take advantage of low gas prices and to supply extraction equipment .
monáe brings those same qualities to her work in hidden figures , an inspiring drama about three african - american female nasa mathematicians who were instrumental in the race to space against russia . in the spirit of her music , monáe brings swagger , soul , and elegance to the role of mary jackson . she’s sarcastic and biting , unafraid to remain outspoken in the face of institutional racism .
hidden figures pays heartfelt tribute to remarkable women who broke color and gender barriers out of the spotlight , with no headlines proclaiming their achievements . yet for all its energy and joy , when the inevitable images of the real - life hidden figures appear during the movie’s closing credits , it ' s hard not to wish that you’d been watching a deeply delving documentary about them — or that somebody will make one soon .
in fact , it was a dummy device supplied to him in an elaborate fbi sting .
somewhere in that deluge was even more vital data . partial names of someone in yemen .
students can find the assignment in the “assignments” section of the student site after logging in .
the fake travel show follows ray (
mst3k
and
nerdist
) as he travels to major cities , where things inevitably take wrong turns . the other season 2 destinations are miami ; washington , d . c . ; honolulu ; nashville , tennessee ; minneapolis ; reno , nevada ; and london ( yes , the first non - american city for
hidden america
) .
according to a survey conducted by harvard business school last year , many firms are still deciding against basing activities in america . professors michael porter and jan rivkin asked hbs alumni who were running businesses about their choices of location and found that many of them were deciding to leave because they thought wages abroad were lower than at home . another important reason , though , was to be near customers in big new markets , which this report does not see as offshoring in the conventional sense . messrs porter and rivkin argue that firms are now ready to reconsider offshoring . they realise that in many cases they overdid it , and are discovering hidden costs in moving production a long way from home . but , the authors argue , america’s government is not making the country’s business environment attractive enough for companies to want to come back .
mahershala ali took home two prizes at the screen actors guild awards : for his supporting role in
moonlight
as well as part of the cast of
hidden figures .
ali gave an emotional acceptance speech after winning for male actor in a supporting role , and the political themes carried over backstage .
la la land and moonlight take one step closer to clinching best picture nominations at the academy awards as the producers guild of america — one of the most influential guilds in the entertainment industry — announces its annual slate of award nominees .
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* * theatrical feature * * no limits − the life of katherine johnson * * moving the decimal − honoring katherine johnson * * hidden figures : filming in georgia * * gallery * * audio commentary by director theodore melfi and taraji p . henson * * digital hd
“jeanne marie laskas is a reporting and writing powerhouse . she doesn’t just interview the people who dig our coal and extract our oil , she goes deep into the mines and tundra with them . she goes to work nationwide to find the hidden soul of america , the people we depend on most but know the least . along the way , she reminds us that it’s not what makes our lives function smoothly , but who , how , and at what cost . with beauty , wit , curiosity , and grace , laskas tells the story of the united states from deep inside the machinery that makes it work . hidden america is essential reading for anyone who’s ever turned on a light , started a car , thrown away trash , flown on a plane , or eaten a vegetable . ” —rebecca skloot , author of the immortal life of henrietta lacks
lost my debit card , so i went to bank of america to make a cash withdrawal so i could have money , and their system is down . my life rn . . . . .
from doomsday cults to biker gangs , from underground fight clubs to suburban swingers , hidden in america shines a light into the most secret corners of american society . using expert analysis and unseen archive footage , this groundbreaking series goes where other shows fear to tread ; revealing the secrets of outlaw gangs , strange sects and forbidden subcultures and giving an insight into society’s mysterious underbelly . members of america’s most notorious and deadly doomsday cults speak out about how and why they were driven to such dramatic acts of devotion . outlaw motorcycle gang members reveal the secret codes of conduct that bind them together – and sometimes tear them apart . swingers explain why they’ve stepped beyond the bounds of monogamy into the world of open relationships . with the militia movement booming in america , gun - toting amateur soldiers explain why they are taking up arms , practising military drills and carrying out armed patrols . the bloodied and bruised members of underground fight clubs reveal why they’re engaging in hand - to - hand combat in suburban garages , abandoned warehouses and dusty junkyards .
an afternoon scene in the garment district in los angeles . ( pablo unzueta for the washington post )
“it’s not a stretch to use the name studs terkel in the same sentence with the name jeanne marie laskas . she’s one hell of a journalist , a world - class storyteller who takes us where we may not want to go , then makes us grateful we took the trip . she gives voice to the voiceless and names to the nameless , and it still comes out reading like a novel . hidden america is not just a good read , it’s an important one . ” —linda ellerbee
it was a very different prison which played a serious role in the comic book version of
civil war
( specifically negative zone prison alpha - housed in an alien universe ) but there is a version of ' the raft ' seen in the pages of marvel comics . even if it ' s just an island near ryker ' s island , not a hidden facility in what looks to be the middle of the ocean this round .
when students get in trouble at bayfield elementary and bayfield primary in southwestern colorado , assistant principal bill hesford casts a wide net in his search for answers .
the sewing companies cluster in several dilapidated neighborhoods around downtown los angeles . inside block after block of one - and two - story brick buildings , thousands of workers crouch over sewing machines that hum and pop . inside , dust fills the air . windows are covered by grates or bars . factory entrances are hidden in alleyways or parking lots .
we might blame magazines for at least part of our surprise at this . of course fascinating people exist in all sorts of professions . yet we rarely read about them in gq or the new yorker . instead , these publications focus on celebrities , on overachievers , on regular folks who have been sucked up by scandal or disaster . down in that coal mine , however , laskas has an epiphany : “my daily life , ” she writes , “was intimately connected to these people — dependent on them — and yet , up until my time in that mine , i knew nothing about them or their world . ” she decided to fix that , and the nine chapters in “hidden america” cover as many neglected professions .
the american anthropological association tends to hold its meetings in america ' s most expensive cities , although they do have one stipulation :
aaa staff responsible for negotiating and administering annual meeting contracts shall show preference to locales with living wage ordinances .
this rule does not apply , unfortunately , to those in attendance .
because so much is classified , illustrations of what goes on every day in top secret america can be hard to ferret out . but every so often , examples emerge . a recent one shows the post - 9 / 11 system at its best and its worst .
the producers guild of america unveiled the 10 movies up for outstanding producer of theatrical motion pictures this morning for the 28th annual pga awards . the guild also unveiled noms for best producer in the animated category . winners will be revealed january 28 at the beverly hilton .
as the marvel cinematic universe is set to grow even larger with the addition of black panther and a new spider - man , not to mention the arrival of one of marvel comics ' greatest villains in infinity war ( not the finished title ) , the task faced by captain america : civil war is a unique one . in short , wrapping up the story of captain america while calling on , essentially , the entire avengers team to round out the action . and that means a lot of fan service and comic book easter eggs .
the cast of
hidden figures
took home the top film prize at the screen actors guild award . backstage , actors taraji p . henson , janelle monae and octavia spencer shared their thoughts on why they believed the film was resonating with audiences .
bcg used to argue that companies unwilling to send their manufacturing to lower - cost countries were putting their very future in jeopardy . now it says that companies will bring manufacturing back to america from china . as soon as 2015 , says hal sirkin , a consultant at the firm , it will cost about the same to manufacture goods for the american market in certain parts of america as in china in many industries , including computers and electronics , machinery , appliances , electrical equipment and furniture . that calculation takes into account a wide variety of direct costs , including labour , property and transport , as well as indirect ones such as supply - chain risk .
and so abdulmutallab was able to step aboard northwest airlines flight 253 . as it descended toward detroit , he allegedly tried to ignite explosives hidden in his underwear . it wasn’t the very expensive , very large 9 / 11 enterprise that prevented disaster . it was a passenger who saw what he was doing and tackled him .
as the example of et water systems showed , transport costs are playing a big part in reshoring . rising shipping , rail and road costs are most damaging for companies that make goods with relatively low “value - density” , such as consumer goods , appliances and furniture , according to a recent mckinsey report on global manufacturing . that makes reshoring or nearshoring more attractive . emerson , an electrical - equipment maker , has moved factories from asia to mexico and north america to be closer to its customers . ikea , a swedish firm that makes products for the home , has opened its first factory in north america as a way to cut delivery costs , and desa , a power - tools firm , has returned production from china to america because savings on transport and raw materials offset the higher labour costs .
some contend that the nation’s bonanza of cheap natural gas has changed the game , making energy - intensive production affordable in america . others , like harold sirkin and michael zinser at boston consulting group , argue that the nation’s quiescent wage rates in comparison to china are making the u . s . relatively more attractive . both camps make important points .
part two : top officials in washington order reforms in los alamos’s safety practices that have yet to be fully implemented .
it seemed that no one in the cast of
hidden figures
expected to win the biggest film prize of the night on sunday . leading up to the telecast , nearly all of the award season pundits had the best film ensemble race between
moonlight
and
manchester by the sea .
so as the
hidden figures
cast bounded from the stage , their disbelief was palpable . octavia spencer , dabbing her eyes with a tissue , kept screaming suddenly as she made her way toward a room filled with photographers . every few moments , she would stare down in awe at the envelope nicole kidman had delivered to the cast , announcing their win .
outside a gated subdivision of mansions in suburban mclean , va . , a line of cars idles every weekday morning as a new day in top secret america gets underway . the drivers wait patiently to turn left , then crawl up a hill and around a bend to a destination that is not on any public map and not announced by any street sign .
soon , on the grounds of the former st . elizabeths mental hospital in washington , a $ 3 . 4 billion showcase of security will rise from the crumbling brick wards . the new headquarters will be the largest government complex built since the pentagon , a major landmark in the alternative geography of top secret america and four times as big as liberty crossing .
this drama explores the real but often unseen problem of poverty in america . after getting laid - off , a widower father and his children are reduced to dire poverty . part of the problem is that the father is too proud to accept welfare . fortunately a caring doctor lends a helping hand .
several big chains have announced they will go out of business by the end of the year . so now come the liquidation sales . could their bad luck be your lucky day ?
good morning america
went shopping to find out .
it set us on the course of this story and led us to the library of congress , where some of the
america eats
archives are housed . this remarkable wpa project chronicling american
foodways
in the 1930s has never been published . the parallels between this project and ours astounded us .
it is 2011 and i ' m sitting in the palais des congres in montreal , watching anthropologists talk about structural inequality .
in an interview before he resigned as the director of national intelligence in may , retired adm . dennis blair said he did not believe there was overlap and redundancy in the intelligence world .
technicians at the government’s los alamos national laboratory settled on what seemed like a surefire way to win praise from their bosses in august 2011 : in a hi - tech testing and manufacturing building pivotal to sustaining america’s nuclear arsenal , they gathered eight rods painstakingly crafted out of plutonium , and positioned them side - by - side on a table to photograph how nice they looked .
why is my friend , a smart woman with no money , spending nearly $ 2000 to attend a conference she cannot afford ? she is looking for a way out . in america , academic hiring is rigid and seasonal . each discipline has a conference , usually held in the fall , where interviews take place . these interviews can be announced days or even hours in advance , so most people book beforehand , often to receive no interviews at all .
those are the easter eggs , secrets and tiny touches we spotted in civil war , but be sure to let us know which ones we ' ve overlooked , and we ' ll keep updating the list as more and more secrets are uncovered . for an in - depth discussion of the film by the screen rant editors check out our captain america : civil war episode of the total geekall podcast .
when the audience actually catches up to bucky barnes ( minus the surveillance footage that wasn ' t really him ) he ' s living in secret in bucharest , just trying to keep anyone from recognizing him ( given his very public role in the winter soldier ) . the location is just one of several european hubs around ( and in which ) the movie takes place , but it ' s no coincidence or randomly chosen . actor sebastian stan was born in romania before coming to america , so the directors offered him the chance to return home - even if it was just thanks to movie magic .
scott lang might be starstruck when he first gets recruited by captain america , but once the action kicks off , he shows why a miniature man is valuable in a fight . the most daring attack comes with the help of hawkeye ( jeremy renner ) , as scott lang is sent towards iron man on the tip of an arrow .
pollin lives in bethesda , maryland with his wife , irene . he has two grown sons , robert and jim . urltoken interviewed pollin in his offices at the mci center in washington d . c .
all told , about half of laskas’s book doesn’t match her title — and it’s worth noting that it’s the weaker half . given that collections of nonfiction don’t really sell , even when they collect nonfiction as good as laskas’s , one could certainly feel a little cynical about this . but i doubt her subjects will mind . when she first descended into that coal mine , laskas expected to find some mystique — something primal , something patriotic , maybe even something heroic . early on , she decided to run this theory past one of the miners . he responded with a sentiment shared by many of the people in “hidden america” : “the paycheck is the reason we’re there”
as always , these hidden references or clever pulls from the comic book page range from obvious to shockingly subtle . but to make sure that no fan ( be they hardcore or casual ) misses out on any of the filmmakers ' work , we ' ve run down each and every allusion , reference , inside joke , or comic book detail contained in the film ' s running time .
but 34 governors are refusing to take in any more , in case jihadi fighters slip into their states and repeat the carnage of paris .
they fled the war in yugoslavia to enjoy new lives in the us - but are now accused of conspiring to help its deadliest enemies .
however he was arrested at george bush intercontinental airport in houston in june last year when the contact turned out to be an undercover fbi agent .
it could simply be that the hulk has remained hidden and thor isn ' t bothering with this rash squabble , but there ' s also a chance that it ' s a reference to thor : ragnarok , the god of thunder ' s next film ( guest starring banner ) , that is apparently set alongside the events of civil war .
“frankly , it hasn’t been brought together in a unified approach , ” cia director panetta said of the many agencies now involved in cyber - warfare .
the crucial change that has taken place over the past decade or so is that wages in low - cost countries have soared . according to the international labour organisation , real wages in asia between 2000 and 2008 rose by 7 . 1 - 7 . 8 % a year . pay for senior management in several emerging markets , such as china , turkey and brazil , now either matches or exceeds pay in america and europe , according to a recent study by the hay group , a consulting firm . pay in advanced economies , on the other hand , rose by just 0 . 5 % to 0 . 9 % a year between 2000 and 2008 , says the mckinsey global institute . in manufacturing , the financial crisis actually reduced pay : real wages in american manufacturing have declined by 2 . 2 % since 2005 .
as shiny and bright as the chevy bel air that octavia spencer’s character drives — and knows how to repair — hidden figures is a spunky , upbeat spin on a moment of risk - taking hope for cold war america . it’s also an eye - opening reminder of the absurdity , cruelty and pervasiveness of racial segregation a mere half - century ago , even in such rarefied precincts of higher intelligence as nasa’s langley research center . set during the hectic months leading to astronaut john glenn’s 1962 orbit of earth , the film revolves around three key but largely unsung members of the nasa team that made his flight possible . in what can feel like a frustratingly two - dimensional history lesson , albeit one whose resonance is undeniable , it helps that they’re played by a trio of actresses with charm to spare .
troy miller ( dakota pictures ) will produce ten episodes of hidden america , an nbc digital comedy series starring jonah ray . the series will be in essence a comedic version of anthony bourdain’s ‘parts unknown , ’ in which ray will travel to real settings , but talk to fictional people . “this is a real opportunity for me to really talk to fake people in real cities all over this really great country , ” ray said about the show . ten half - hour episodes will be produced , including the pilot which was directed by miller . jonah ray , alex murray , and todd sellers / brillstein entertainment partners will serve as executive producers . miller is a 2015 emmy nominee , outstanding variety show for bill maher : live from dc and is currently directing better later than never for nbc in asia . he’ll begin filming a comedy special for brian regan next month . previous credits include arrested development , flight of the conchords , deadbeat and the office .
actress in a supporting role viola davis , “fences” michelle williams , “manchester by the sea” octavia spencer , “hidden figures” naomie harris , “moonlight” nicole kidman , “lion” immediate reaction : viola davis could win an award for award - winning , given that she always delivers moving , thoughtful speeches . she has a good shot at giving us a little more of that brilliance thanks to her powerful performance as a put - upon wife in “fences . ” she’s also the first black actress to be nominated for three oscars .
it ' s hard to believe but yes… people are poorer in this part of the country than where i was in india ,
he said .
in an arlington , va . , office building , the lobby directory doesn’t include the air force’s mysteriously named xoiws unit , but there’s a big “welcome ! ” sign in the hallway greeting visitors who know to step off the elevator on the third floor . in elkridge , md . , a clandestine program hides in a tall concrete structure fitted with false windows to look like a normal office building . in arnold , mo . , the location is across the street from a target and a home depot . in st . petersburg , fla . , it’s in a modest brick bungalow in a run - down business park .
each region had its own
america eats
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civil war
comics arc . sharpe lashes out at tony and eventually takes to media coverage about the threats posed by superheroes , holding tony stark responsible for setting all of the events in motion ( no matter how accurate she may be ) .
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cul-de-sac is a 1966 british psychological comic thriller directed by the polish director roman polanski .

it was his second film in english , written by polanski and gérard brach .

the cast includes donald pleasence , françoise dorléac , lionel stander , jack macgowran , iain quarrier , geoffrey sumner , renée houston , william franklyn , trevor delaney , marie kean .

it also features jacqueline bisset ( credited as jackie bisset ) in a small role , in her second film appearance .

the black and white cinematography is by gil taylor .

cul - de - sac ( 1966 film )

isolation and madness in cul - de - sac ( 1966 ) – roman polanski .
dreams are what le cinema is for . . . : cul - de - sac 1966
featured in film présenté : cul - de - sac ( 1975 ) . see more »
isolation and madness in cul - de - sac ( 1966 ) – roman polanski . – celluloid wicker man
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' repulsion ' & the next polanski film ' cul - de - sac ' can be read as both a contrasting and a similar pair .
cul - de - sac ' s greatest strength is that while its script resembles a bourgeois comedy of errors , its visuals are more in tune with existential horror .
i watch cul - de - sac every two - three years and never fail to consider it the best movie ever made ( together with 4 - 5 others ) .
cul - de - sac ( 1966 ) is a bleak nihilist tragicomedy filmed on location in northumberland . the tone and premise of the film owe a great deal to samuel beckett ' s waiting for godot , along with aspects of harold pinter ' s the birthday party .
this article is an adaptation of christopher weedman’s analysis of cul - de - sac in his soon to be completed m . a . thesis , victimization in the films of roman polanski .
as a study in kinky insanity , cul - de - sac creates a tingling atmosphere . this sags riskily at times when the director unturns the screws and does not keep control of his frequently introduced comedy .
alfred hitchcock , national observer 15 august 1966 . reprinted at urltoken : urltoken .
few films are as explicit in their depiction of character relationships that are at the mercy of the fluctuating landscape than roman polanski’s 1966 film , cul - de - sac . polanski had been to both ends of the environmental spectrum within his previous two films – the open waters of knife in the water ( 1962 ) and the cramped , claustrophobic london of repulsion ( 1965 ) – and cul - de - sac sees him returning to the ideas of the landscape delicately addressed in the former of the two films ; where characters are put under huge psychological strain through being stuck in each other’s company . whereas knife in the water had a more definitive human hand in the desertion from society , cul - de - sac raises the tension by removing all potential of escape . the characters are at the literal mercy of the tides of lindisfarne .
the current offering , which crept into town under cover of christmas and will doubtless creep out again in a day or two , is roman polanski ' s
cul - de - sac .
it arrives bedecked with the best film award from the berlin film festival and the critic ' s award from venice .
a year after knife in the water roman polański left for the west , where in france in 1963 he directed one part of les plus belle escroqueries du monde , and then ventured to britain to make films highly acclaimed by critics : repulsion ( 1965 ) , cul - de - sac ( 1966 ) , dance of the vampires ( 1968 ) .
brendan gill , “dead end” , the new yorker , 12 november 1966 , p . 115 .
hollis alpert , “know the enemy” , saturday review , 10 december 1966 , p . 65 .
although the film was generally well received in europe and awarded the prestigious golden bear at the berlin film festival , cul - de - sac fell victim to a hostile american press when it opened in new york on november 7 , 1966 . they found the black comedy an “odious freak show” ( 5 ) that would only entertain “those who can laugh while fighting off nausea and / or sheer amazement at the prodigious waste of talent on tripe” ( 6 ) . the critical backlash against cul - de - sac greatly contributed to the abrupt closing of the film’s new york engagement after a few days , a move that was criticised by both hollis alpert of saturday review and andrew sarris of the village voice ( 7 ) . sarris saw the cancellation as a key example of the challenges facing that era’s art - house film market :
andrew sarris , the village voice , [ new york ] 1 december 1966 , p . 27 .
and beware the literal - minded that insist on one
correct
understanding of the film . these are the kind of folks who can ' t tell you what they feel about a painting until they ' ve read the museum card .
that ' s priceless ! the astor theatre normally plays
cul - de - sac
on a double bill with
repulsion
. i think that these films are the sort that invite revisitation , for the very reason that they might seem puzzling to the first - time viewer . it reminds me about the first time that i saw
2001
, a lot to digest in one screening , but everytime i revisit it , the film becomes a more rewarding experience .
cul - de - sac
and
repulsion
only come around once every couple years on the astor calendar . even decades later and with polanski long established as one of the giant figures of cinema , a film like
cul - de - sac
is tough to sell to an audience .
kevin feige on digitally de - aging samuel l . jackson and clark gregg for captain marvel
in 1966 neither audiences nor critics were particularly responsive to trying to sort the whole thing out , so cul - de - sac ’s subsequent failure at the boxoffice threatened to sink polanski ' s newfound reputation as quickly as knife in the water ( 1962 ) and repulsion ( 1965 ) had established it . but in the famous words of john huston’s noah cross in polanski’s 1974 masterpiece chinatown : “politicians , old buildings and whores all get respectable if they last long enough . ” and indeed , cul - de - sac has enjoyed a major revival over the years . embraced by fans and polanski himself as one of his best and most cinematic films , it ' s hailed by contemporary film enthusiasts for many of the the very things it was reviled for back in the day .
france released , pal / region 2 dvd : languages : english ( mono ) , french ( mono ) , french ( subtitles ) , widescreen ( 1 . 66 : 1 ) , special features : black & white , documentary , interactive menu , scene access , trailer ( s ) , synopsis : a wounded criminal and his dying partner take refuge at a beachfront castle . the owners of the castle , a meek englishman and his willful french wife , are initially the unwilling hosts to the criminals . quickly , however , the relationships between the criminal , the wife , and the englishman begin to shift in humorous and bizarre fashion . screened / awarded at : bafta awards , berlin international film festival , venice film festival , . . . cul - de - sac ( 1966 ) ( culdesac ( cul de sac ) )
the exchange is a microcosm of cul - de - sac ’s taunting universe : a burn and a whip , leaving marks behind that signify nothing but the universality of boredom that sets in even after being shot , even after buying a castle . the inevitability of ennui is their worse - than - death fate .
polanski usually wrote his own screenplays or at least collaborated on them . that was the case on his second film in england , cul - de - sac , another story about people trapped in doomed relationships . his next effort , the fearless vampire killers , or pardon me but your teeth are in my neck , was a comic vampire film with dark overtones . it failed to make much of an impact .
the brainchild of roman polanski and longtime collaborator gerard brach ( the tenant , the fearless vampire killers , tess , frantic ) cul - de - sac represents the specific cinematic aesthetics , sensibilities , and humor of the pair . “when we were writing this script , we simply wanted to create a movie that would reflect our taste in cinema , ” said polanski to biographer , denis meikle , stressing a point difficult to contest . similar in tone to many of polanski’s short films , cul - de - sac has the look and feel of an extremely accomplished film - school thesis project and is the nearest polanski has come to making the kind of ' 60s new wave art film he spent a large part of his early career ideologically distancing himself from .
ken , i first saw this at an arthouse theater as part of a double feature with
repulsion ,
the first two polanski films i ever saw . what an experience that was . i have often cited
cul de sac
and
dr . strangelove
as my favorite black comedies . although i haven ' t seen the film in years , i did remember specific images and that fantastic setting and also the whole unique atmosphere of the film , and reading your post brought this back to me . an interesting comparison you made between this film and polanski ' s earlier short films . this idea hadn ' t occurred to me , but i saw what you were getting at , especially when you discussed the ambiguity of
cul de sac ,
which is like that of those earlier shorts .
one of polanski ' s highest regarded . brilliant british film and a must for every film fan .
in one of cul - de - sac ' s many allusions to identity and role - playing , straight - laced george reacts to his sexually mischievous wife dressing him in her peignoir and applying makeup . the gown worn by pleasence recalls that of catherine deneuve ( dorleac ' s real - life younger sister ) in polanski ' s repulsion
judith crist , “idle dreams about idols” , world journal tribune [ new york ] 20 november 1966 . reprinted in film facts , 1 january 1967 , p . 320 .
roman polanski ' s
cul - de - sac
is probably the most ' polanski - ish ' film the director has made . every sensibility of the famed auteur is on display here . from the genre bending , to the mental games of imposition , to the stylish cinematography , to the loopy performances .
cul - de - sac
also delights in being non - comformative and always hiding it ' s true intentions . after all , this is more of an abstract art film than a piece of narrative cinema ( maybe the most peculiar and obscure film he ' s made ) . what the film means seems to be a question polanski is not concerned with . he once said
it ' s just a film . . .
. if that ' s the case , why does it feel so decided and precise ? like everything we are meant to see is specially chosen ? polanski seems to suggest that his film is without a specific intent , which is odd . if that is what he really meant , then why did he fight for so long to get it made ? curious , indeed . whether
cul - de - sac
is utterly worthless , or , like i believe , tantalizingly alive inside it ' s mental threesome unreality , there is no denying it ' s a one of a kind motion picture .
i had heard very little praise surrounding polanski ' s cul - de - sac . given the amount of discourse generated around his most lauded films ( and his personal life ) this film was something of a discovery for me . this is a harrowing film . the brutal environment of an isolated castle and the depravity that goes on inside between our
heroes
( a married couple and a gangster on the run ) makes this film feel much longer than it ' s nearly two - hour run time .
roman polanski remains a fascinating filmmaker to this day . alongside andrej wajda and jerzy skolimowski , polanski came to the fore in the late 1950s in poland . the bfi in london are screening all of polanski’s films during january and february 2013 and throughout january , essays on separate films will be released here on flickering myth in the hope that you too can join us in reflecting on polanski’s diverse and ever - expanding career . next up is 1966’s cul - de - sac …
l ' univers de roman polanski ,
special section , in cinéma ( paris ) , february 1980 .
cul - de - sac is a 60 ' s happening colliding headlong with a film noir , the desperate hours on acid , the whole thing organized by roman polanski ' s youthful but already perverse consciousness . clucking chickens , couples making love , a castle - - all put awhirl with polanski ' s deadly , dark , internal logic . cul - de - sac also shows the influence of the theater of the absurd on polanski ' s work . gags , repetitions of nonsensical phrases , silly musical motifs , and unexplained plot devices that seem drawn either camp horror films , a body that doesn ' t seem to want to get buried . . . if this is a thriller , as it sometimes called , then , while the spirit of hitchcock is here , so is that of ionesco and beckett .
the following film notes were prepared for the new york state writers institute by kevin jack hagopian , senior lecturer in media studies at pennsylvania state university : it is the aftermath of a crime gone wrong . a car drones slowly along a road on some forgotten moor . sand and water slide by endlessly . two low - rent criminals are escaping from a caper gone horribly wrong . they ' ve both been shot . one of them , albert , is dying , and the other , richard , is trying to shake off his bullet wound . richard leaves the car , stumbling off in search of - - what ? cul - de - sac was roman polanski ' s third feature film , following knife in the water and repulsion , like all his early work , caused consternation for its carefree attitude toward plot and the mayhem it seemed to glory in . both repulsion and cul - de - sac were refused screenings at the cannes film festival , but regardless , the word was out by 1966 that polanski was one of cinema ' s most articulate and quizzical new voices .
, chosen by fipresci as the best film of the year and awarded at the berlin film festival for best directing .
if audiences can be kept away from [ polanski’s ] very original work , we should all stop babbling about the future of young film - makers . there is no future , and there is no audience… if films like masculine feminine , cul - de - sac , and fahrenheit 451 can be driven off the screen by two or three daily reviewers , perhaps by no more than one , where is the market for so - called personal , poetic cinema ? ( 8 )
hi richard that ' s quite an introduction to polanski ! most of the people i know find both
cul - de - sac
and
repulsion
to be interesting , but tough going ( i think that ' s polite for
boring
) . me , i think they are among his best efforts . i only got to see polanski ' s short films when i purchased the criterion collection dvd for
repulsion
and found it interesting how ( at least in two men & a wardrobe , mammals , and the fat and the lean ) polanski ' s fascination / obsession with samuel beckett and theater of the absurd brings him to the recurring motiffs of oddball couplings , barren landscapes , and , as you noted , ambiguous narratives . if you ever get around to wanting to see this film again , the remastered
cul - de - sac
is really gorgeous .
it ' s important to place cul - de - sac in time and place in polanski ' s career . after the success of his polish film knife in the water , roman goes to england and is in the middle of a three - film run in three years . in 1965 , he did the surprisingly incredible suspense film repulsion and after this film he ' ll go on to do the wonderfully campy take on the hammer horror film the fearless vampire killers . in between he films a script that he wrote with gerard brach . it ' s hard for me to know how to classify the film since it seems to fall within multiple genres - it ' s arty , it ' s certainly a black comedy , but it seems to ultimately sit within the confines of a suspense plot .
yet even the briefest peep at
bitter moon ,
mr . polanski ' s 13th movie , made it clear that the 57 - year - old polish - born director is once again using psychological tension in extremis as raw material . it is a subject he knows from his own turbulent life , and one that has served him well in his most acclaimed films , from
knife in the water
( 1962 ) and
repulsion
( 1965 ) to
cul - de - sac
( 1966 ) and
chinatown
( 1974 ) .
dialogue on film : roman polanski ,
in american film ( washington , d . c . ) , august 1974 .
( 1966 ) continued to explore his characteristic motifs : mania and omnipresent fear ; imprisonment and 3 - character conflict . his hollywood debut in 1968 was
when originally picked - up for american distribution by filmways , cul - de - sac carried the advertising tagline , “sometimes there’s nothing left to do but laugh ! ” , which really is an apt warning for anyone venturing to watch this vicious comedic gem . polanski’s comedy is of the “gnashing of the teeth” variety and derives most of its devilish humour from the physical and psychological abuse that the characters inflict on one another . most of the time the recipient of this abuse is george , played by donald pleasence in a repugnantly brilliant performance . whether he is being forced to cross - dress or being buried alive alongside a corpse , george offers little resistance and keeps returning for an additional helping . his desperate need for love and acceptance from his victimisers , dickie and teresa , has trapped him in an emotional cul - de - sac from which he cannot escape .
an odd mix of the plays of samuel beckett and harold pinter and such hard - edged humphrey bogart hostage thrillers as the petrified forest ( archie mayo , 1936 ) , key largo ( john huston , 1948 ) , and the desperate hours ( william wyler , 1955 ) , cul - de - sac is best described by polanski scholar ivan butler who declared the film to be the “grimmest of comedies , most hilarious of tragedies” ( 4 ) . the film harks back to polanski’s award - winning short film two men and a wardrobe ( 1958 ) , in that it paints a portrait of a sadistic world where the destitute , feeble , and maladjusted members of society are victimised by the masses for their perceived weaknesses and inability to conform . however , whereas the two chaplin - esque vagabonds of two men and a wardrobe are able to return with their bulky wardrobe dresser to the waters from which they emerged , the characters of cul - de - sac cannot seek refuge because they are hopelessly immersed in a desolate wasteland that t . s . eliot could have called home .
entretien avec roman polanski ,
with a . de baecque and t . jousse , in cahiers du cinéma , may 1992 .
tudo é tão insólito nesta primeira incursão de roman polanski pelo terreno da comédia que não dá para cobrar lógica de fatos e dos personagens . o diretor parece imbuído do espírito livre que tomava o cinema europeu na época e não explica muita coisa , deixando ainda mais nonsense o encontro entre dois gângsters em fuga e um casal que mora num palácio à beira - mar . theresa , personagem de françoise dorléac – irmã de catherine deneuve , que morreu um ano depois do filme – é quem mais incorpora o esse estado de inquietude que polanski impõe à trama , à montagem e à trilha sonora . embora tudo pareça estar a um passo de desmoronar , polanski filma tudo com tanto rigor e inteligência que o castelo se transforma num microverso caótico onde os personagens não se prendem a regras , mas estão estranhamente confinados uns aos outros .
but this on - set tension gave cul - de - sac its constant jolts of electricity , and it remains polanski ' s most unclassifiable and unpredictable film , especially when the castle is invaded by george ' s friends in place of the expected katelbach and richard has to pretend to be a surly manservant to avoid provoking suspicion . at the time , absurdist black comedy reigned supreme in the theatre , with beckett , harold pinter and eugene ionesco well established and joe orton recently emerged , but few british film - makers had even tried to pull off anything similar before polanski showed them the way .
dickie and albie , gangsters wounded during a botched “job” of an undisclosed nature , take refuge at the secluded retreat of retired businessman george , and his much younger wife , teresa . seeking nothing but a place to hide while awaiting rescue by the mysterious , mr . katelbach , the fugitive pair hold the newlyweds hostage , setting off a bizarre chain of power struggles , game - playing , and revelatory disclosures which ultimately lead each character to their personal cul - de - sac .
cul - de - sac ( 1966 ) had echoes of waiting for godot , but was more directly influenced by harold pinter , not only in the casting of donald pleasence , who had triumphed in pinter ' s the caretaker a few years previously , but also in the portrayal of sexual humiliation and in the relationship of the two gangsters . however , the depiction of a married couple ' s sexual tensions that erupt into violence when an outsider intrudes on their world was a favourite theme developed in the polanski - brach screenplays , one which the polish director had already dealt with in his first feature , a knife in the water ( 1962 ) .
yeah i keep hearing that about sand pebbles so i think i’m gonna skip it . i tend to be a completist but life’s too short and i want to move onto 1967 already . i however want to give alfie a chance . it looks fresher than the other 4 bp nominees and i’m a caine fan , so i wouldn’t like to pass it . i think i’m watching that , resnais’ “the war is over” and polanski’s “cul - de - sac” and consider myself done with this year .
the well - known link between the effects of isolation on human sanity may be one potential explanation for the bizarre goings - on in roman polanski’s 1966 psychological black . . .
polanski ' s next film is an adaptation of the french novel based on a true story , by bestselling author delphine de vignan . the film stars eva green and emmanuelle seigner and follows a writer ( seigner ) struggling to complete a new novel , while followed by an obsessed fan ( green ) . the film starts production in november 2016 from a script adapted by polanski and olivier assayas .
polanski ' s trademark skill at utilizing locations as though they are integral characters in the story is atmospherically evoked by the remote 11th - century castle that serves as the fortress / prison in cul - de - sac . situated high atop a craggy hill on the british peninsula of holy island , a major plot point has it that the access road to the castle is obliterated twice daily by high tides ( a similar device that was used to good effect in the 2012 daniel radcliffe thriller , the woman in black ) .
dokumentation : polanski und skolimowski : das absurde im film , zurich , 1985 .
film historian and theoretician , the author of multi - volume ‘film art history’ , erudite and connesuer of the europena cinema history . after 1945 , co - organizer of polish cinematography and co - founder of the lodz film school . lodz film school lecturer and director , and then rector ( 1957 - 68 ) . general editor of ‘the film quarterly’ and ‘cinema’ . in 1968 , supported student protests and was removed from the post of the rector . in the 70s , left for australia , where he founded the sydney film and television school . chairman of the international film archive federation ( 1948 - 72 ) , vice - chairman of unesco international film and television council ( 1966 - 72 ) , vice - chairman of cilect , the international film and television schools’ centre ( 1976 - 79 ) . after returning to poland he continued his scholarly work at the polish language and literature department at warsaw university .
cul - de - sac is roman polanski’s most existential film . its bored alienated characters dread the impending doom they seem to bring onto themselves . polanski’s previous film repulsion was more or less as bleak and hopeless , but it was received far more positively by audiences and critics , probably because they knew what to make of it . repulsion greatly transcended the horror tale polanski was paid to deliver while still being recognizable enough as a genre entry to be accepted by a wide audience . cul - de - sac is arguably polanski’s most challenging movie because it’s such an odd mix of comedy , drama , thriller , suspense , and horror . its primary tactic seems to be draining the signature elements of each genre , and thus the film is generally inert as everything slowly boils beneath the surface . it’s closest to black comedy , but most of the potential the laughs , come from the characters refusing to address the situation and generally hoping it will simply correct itself even though they obviously know it’ll never happen . the audience is not only never instructed whether to join the fun or recoil , chuckle or be repulsed , but polanski seems to dare us to laugh at shootings , a burial , and all sorts of humiliations so we’ll see ourselves for the self - satisfying hypocrites we are . regardless of the style of film he’s making , to roman polanski life is always a cruel comedy .
it has been 30 years since i first saw this film , yet it still rates as one of my all time favourites . forget about special effects and daredevil stunts - you won ' t see either of those in cul - de - sac . it ' s a strange film which highlights the devastating effect that unexpected events can have on human relationships . at first glance it ' s a black comedy , but running throughout the film are dark menacing undercurrents which maintain the attention of the audience . all of the leading acters are good , but donald pleasance , as the bumbling , insecure host to his unwelcome guests is outstanding . in my opinion his best performance ever . polanski ' s quirky direction has never been bettered , and the exterior photography is spectacular . brilliant .
landscape of a mind : interview with roman polanski ,
with michel delahaye and jean - andré fieschi , in cahiers du cinéma in english ( new york ) , february 1966 .
landscape of a mind : interview with roman polanski ,
with michel delahaye and jean - andré fieschi , in cahiers du cinéma in english ( new york ) , february 1966 .
director , screenwriter , actor and film producer , lodz film school graduate , oscar nominee for the full - length feature debut film ‘knife in the water’ ( 1962 ) . since 1963 has lived in the west making films in great britain , the us and france : ‘repulsion’ ( 1965 ) , ‘cul - de - sac’ ( 1966 ) , ‘dance of the vampires’ ( 1967 ) , ‘rosemary’s baby’ ( 1968 ) , ‘macbeth’ ( 1971 ) , ‘chinatown’ ( 1974 ) , ‘the tenant’ ( 1976 ) , ‘pirates’ ( 1986 ) , ‘bitter moon’ ( 1992 ) , ‘the ninth gate’ ( 1999 ) . the greatest actors such as catherine deneuve , jacqueline bisset , mia farrow , jack nicholson , harrison ford , ben kingsley , emmanuelle seigner , johnny depp , jodie foster , kate wintslet and christoph waltz have played in his films . master of pastiche and black humour , sophisticated narration ; in an original way he talks about cruelty , sex and insanity . for the film pianist’ ( 2002 ) awarded the palme d”or in cannes and oscar for best direction .
one of the biggest thrills to be had in watching cul - de - sac is to once again see a motion picture that demands attentiveness . the economics of filmmaking today ( to be profitable , movies have to appeal to as broad a demographic as possible ) has resulted in an uptrend in cinematic obviousness . movies today can’t afford to be misunderstood . everything is spelled - out , underlined , and explained with such pedantic literalness , a kind of passive , dull - wittedness has replaced active engagement on the part of the moviegoing experience .
polanski identifies with self - loathing george , but this isn’t the usual tale of him hulking up , reasserting his masculinity , and overcome the odds by defeating the big bully . some of that may be involved , but the focus is on the world colluding to drive george insane . he seems to act more like a normal man once his ulcer - ridden stomach is forced to allow some moonshine to eat away at it . but that only exemplifies the bizarre humor of cul - de - sac , a film where the main character is so far gone a drug has the reverse effect , bringing him back “inside the box” .
mccarty , john , the modern horror film , secaucus , new jersey , 1990 .
( 1933– ) polish director and actor . he established his reputation with the short film
mccarty , john , the modern horror film , secaucus , new jersey , 1990 .
at the same time , brach and polanski wrote the script for when katelbach comes ( later retitled cul - de - sac ) , for which they were unable to get financial backing until three years later , after the international success of repulsion ( 1965 ) . the first of four films polanski shot in england , repulsion was a psychological drama of the mental breakdown of a young woman ( catherine deneuve ) culminating in murder . according to brach , her problem derived from her fear of sexuality or sexual disgust , a strong element in the brach - polanski films .
returning to the alienating landscapes and seascapes that endowed knife in the water with a paradoxically exposed claustrophobia , cul - de - sac features perhaps roman polanski’s most immaculately realized black - and - white palette . he and gilbert taylor create a surreal world of flickering grayscale , the nuance of which is marvelously enhanced by criterion’s 1080p transfer . the beach scenes probably fair the best due to the aforementioned flatness of the harsh lights atop the pitch black of the distance ; the planate film grain seems to coruscate with desperation . the uncompressed audio is mixed smartly , with the creepily beach - house farfisa organ music always seeming one or two volume knobs twists too loud .
tired , wounded , and lost . cul - de - sac showcases suffocating claustrophobia and the deterioration of the human mentality . as the characters are further forced to challenge and confront one another , the greater the toll on their sanity , relationship dynamics , and the potential for fatality . the film plays itself out with a loose structure , creating an air of unpredictability and suspense without having to necessarily endure through contrived roads to achieve synonymous results . polanski captures a vibe that recalls the visual cues of michelangelo antonioni’s l’avventura and blends it with the punishing cruelty that is similar to some of godard’s films . though i found some of its pacing to be stretched and certain…
when researching knife in the water , it was clear that his exploration into social issues was a rare theme he tackled in his debut , but i do believe that cul - de - sac manages to touch upon some basic assumptions between the elitist , ignorant upper - class against the rough , hyper - masculine working class . dickie manages to mock george tremendously to teresa’s amusement and , only in the final moments does george manage to re - affirm himself and protect his wife . of course , it’s too late then , and the guilt , shame and anger at his own initial inaction combined with the self - destructing nature of his flawed attempt at protection ( destroying the only way of escape ; giving dickie an opportunity to use the tommy - gun ) leads to only further upset . knife in the water ended somewhat ambiguously as characters continued their life with no clear change – whilst cul - de - sac finishes as george , akin to gollum in the hobbit , perched atop of the rock , crying out about his own fate . he has lost the love he adored – not through the actions of others – but through his own inaction .
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thomson , david , a biographical dictionary of film , alfred a . knopf , 1994 .
granted the degree of the lodz film school doctor honoris causa on 3 march , 1993 .
granted the degree of the lodz film school doctor honoris causa on 27 october , 2000 .
granted the degree of the lodz film school doctor honoris causa on 6 december , 2001 .
granted the degree of the lodz film school doctor honoris causa on 5 october , 2006 .
granted the degree of the lodz film school doctor honoris causa on 6 june , 2008 .
granted the degree of the lodz film school doctor honoris causa on 9 december , 2011 .
granted the degree of the lodz film school doctor honoris causa on 11th october , 2013 .
granted the degree of the lodz film school doctor honoris causa on 8th june , 2017 .
s success , polanski enjoyed a reputation as one of the most interesting contemporary film directors .
director and screenwriter . in the years 1946 - 49 , studied at cracow film arts academy ; also finished the film foundation course ( 1946 ) . the fiction film ‘the village mill’ ( 1951 ) was his debut . the author of many distinguished literary adaptations : ‘mother joan of the angels’ based on jarosław iwaszkiewicz’ short story ( 1960 ; palme d’argent at iff in cannes ) , ‘pharoah’ based on bolesław prus’ novel ( 1965 ) , ‘the inn’ based on julian stryjkowski’s novel ( 1982 ) . as a film director he was fascinated by juxtaposing outbursts of mass hysteria with rationalism . this motif is present in almost all of his film . he was a consummate draughtsman of the complexity of human nature . since 1955 , head of the ‘kadr’ film studio . one of the co - founders and the first chairman of the polish film - makers society ( 1966 - 78 ) , in the 80s – lecturer at the lodz film school .
with new releases from the criterion collection , the ones i look forward to the most aren ' t always the major works or world cinema or the important independent releases . the most intriguing are usually the lesser - known works of well - respected directors . when i go down my list of directors that are masters of the craft ( meaning that they have control of all aspects from script to acting to filming ) - one name that will always appear is roman polanski . the man has given us classics in multiple decades : rosemary ' s baby in the ' 60s , chinatown in the ' 70s and the pianist in the ' 00s . the most recent criterion collection release is his 1966 film , cul - de - sac . i was excited to see this on the release lists because it ' s on of the few polanski films i had never seen - barely even knew about it .
polanski followed this with the dark psycho - sexual film bitter moon ( 1992 ) , followed by a film of the acclaimed play death and the maiden ( 1994 ) starring sigourney weaver .
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sarris , andrew , the st . james film directors encyclopedia , visible ink press , 1998 .
in a direct parallel with the ghost ( titled the ghost writer on its us release ) , the family are isolated , cut off from the outside world as the phone line is disconnected . the marshy landscape and surrounding water combined with an upper - class elitism of the married couple , again connect with the pierce brosnan / ewan mcgregor thriller . unlike the ghost , though both films have an interest in the role of a powerful female , cul - de - sac has a clear comedic edge – mocking the childish weakness of donald pleasance against the “lan - dan gangster” of lionel stander , who carries a certain alan sugar - like charm .
cul - de - sac is polanski at his best early form , running up to the film that capped the first half of his career , 1968 ' s rosemary ' s baby . polanski was a survivor of the holocaust , and for him , mortal violence has been a fact of his life , not its exception ; from his youth , he has been an unwilling voyeur of some of humanity ' s most unthinkable acts . barbara learning has said that for polanski , the subject of violence is an obsession , as it certainly was for other directors of his generation . but not the doing of violence , rather , the watching of violence . polanski ' s sensibility in cul - de - sac is that of a child who has stumbled upon very adult goings - on , and is watching them through a keyhole , unknown to the preoccupied grown - ups . the child doesn ' t exactly understand what he sees , but he watches with analytical interest , each strange act receiving the same careful attention . the horrific events of august , 1969 , in which polanski ' s pregnant wife , actress sharon tate , and three others were killed in an orgy of violence by charles manson and his followers , did not slake polanski’s fascination with violence observed . rather , it seemed to confirm that his destiny was to be simultaneously a victim and a chronicler of the evil that men do .
the film is an interesting peek inside the mind of polanski . he ' s working through themes that we will see from him for decades to come . he loves to isolate characters in order to explore deeper emotions . in the pianist , that isolation becomes a fight for survival . here it ' s an artificial isolation that only lasts while the tide is in . it ' s beautifully shot in b & w , which is interesting because the one thing i take from his later films like fearless vampire killers is the vivid colors and complete control of the color pallette . the film is ultimately not as satisfying as i would have hoped . the gangster plot is mere window dressing . and the marriage and infidelity plot doesn ' t seem to be the ultimate cause of the resolution of the story . maybe that ' s really why the film has such an evocative title - cul - de - sac - is it all just a fancy name for a dead end ?
given his rape charge and also the vicious slaying of his pregnant wife sharon tate by members of charles manson’s “family” in 1969 , polanski has caused great dissension between film scholars , who are divided on whether or not the director’s dark films should be judged independently from his personal life . these events are so indelible in the public’s consciousness that it is hard to remember a time when polanski’s name was not associated with such sordid events . however , even before these tragedies , polanski was not a universally loved figure in cinema . unlike the cuddly , family - friendly hitchcock , who every week on his television program alfred hitchcock presents “brought murder back into the home , where it belongs” ( 2 ) , polanski was seen as a sadist , who , in the opinion of rosemary’s baby ‘s star john cassavetes , was someone “obsessed by the bloody and gruesome , behaving like some kid in a candy store” ( 3 ) . never was this notion more evident than in the reaction to polanski’s 1966 black comedy cul - de - sac .
i shall be returning the italian blu - ray version of cul - de - sac . yes , it ' s sharper than my standard dvd copy ( anchor bay ) but several scenes in the film are strangely significantly darker in blu - ray . one of the interior scenes changes from light to dark and back again within a minute . the night scenes on the beach are particularly murky on blu - ray but , again , perfectly clear on my standard dvd . in addition , the blu - ray offers only stereo sound in english while the standard version offers 5 . 1 . what a pity - this has been one of my favourite films since i first saw it in the 1960 ' s . perhaps the french blu - rversion listed by amazon won ' t have these odd fluctuations ?
the blu - ray ediiton has a flawless high - definition transfer . i can ' t imagine the film looked this good even in 1966 . there is a 2003 documentary on the making of the film and also a television interview with polanski from 1967 . in both cases , i found that there was more attention paid in the interviews to the process of the film than to the deeper meanings of the themes . the booklet essay by david thompson sheds some light but leaves me feeling like i read an excerpt from what should be a much longer book .
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an interview with andrea r . vaucher , in american film , april 1991 .
on 7 october , 2016 , janusz gajos was granted doctor honoris causa degree of the lodz film school .
it ' s still odd to review a film with that cast and not comment on him at all .
caos calmo ( a . k . a . quiet chaos ( film ) ) as steiner ( 2007 )
maybe i should also give a try to godard’s “made in usa” and passolini’s “hawks and sparrows , but i feel like i’d never finish the year and it’s not like i’m closing the door to anything from 1966 or something , i’ll eventually watch them .
interview , in the film director as superstar , by joseph gelmis , garden city , new york , 1970 .
several examples will illustrate this . the story of the three characters in the film knife in the water , elegant , though full of tension resulting from frequent turns of action and changes in atmosphere is also a bitter and ironic story about the shallowness of dreams , about a career which , on one hand , determines certain social roles , but also deprives the individual of his freedom . in the film cul - de - sac the system of values which the main characters embody is totally discredited thus it becomes a grotesque fable about violence and psychological captivation . the films repulsion and the tenant made in the thriller genre , are at the same time shocking studies of human loneliness . rosemary’s baby is not only a film with satanic themes , but also a penetrating analysis of the state of consciousness and the emotions accompanying a woman expecting a baby . bitter moon , a film saturated with eroticism or even erotic perversion is a parable full of sad afterthoughts about the destructive force of passion in which there is no room for love , tenderness or sense of attachment , which provide the premises for a long relationship between a woman and a man . even chinatown , which in a congenial manner fulfills the requirements of a literary or “film noir” crime story , contains elements of an antique drama ruled by the forces of fate .
polanski ' s french - language adaptation of the award - winning play venus in fur , stars his wife emmanuelle seigner and mathieu amalric . polanski worked with the play ' s author , david ives , on the screenplay . the film was shot from december 2012 to february 2013 in french and is polanski ' s first non - english language feature film in forty years . the film premiered in competition at the 2013 cannes film festival on 25 may 2013 .
film and theatre director , screenwriter and art director . studied fine art and then film direction at the lodz film school . oscar as life achievement award winner ( 2000 ) . co - creator of the ‘polish school of film’ , one of the most important trends in post - war cinema ( ‘generation’ , ‘canal’ , ‘ashes and diamonds’ , ‘speed’ ) . author of extraordinary screen adaptations of polish literature ( wedding’ , ‘promised land’ , ‘pan tadeusz’ ) . head of the ‘x’ film studio ( 1972 - 83 ) and the chairman of polish film - makers society ( 1978 - 83 ) , and later its honorary chairman . author of the film triology , ‘man of marble’ ( 1976 ) , ‘man of iron’ ( 1981 ) and ‘walesa . man of hope’ ( 2013 ) . founder of the andrzej wajda master school of film directing in warsaw ( 2002 ) . as a theatre director has worked with the stary theatre in cracow .
is 1966’s the worst lineup ever in ampas history ? this and “a man for all seasons” are as bland as it gets , and that virginia woolf mess is pretty dumb . i still have to watch “alfie” and “the sand peebles” , but they don’t look very promising…
( based on thomas hardy ' s novel ) with nastassja kinski - the most expensive film made in france at the time . it gained polanski yet another oscar nomination and a césar award for best direction . polanski ' s next film ,
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christopher weedman is a visiting assistant professor in the department of english at kutztown university of pennsylvania , where he teaches courses in film studies . his scholarship has appeared in quarterly review of film and video , senses of cinema , and the edited anthology fifty hollywood directors ( routledge , 2015 ) . he is currently writing a book on joseph losey and harold pinter’s film collaboration .
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how i rank / rate his filmography : 1 . the tenant ( 1976 ) 9 . 6 2 . chinatown ( 1974 ) 9 . 6 3 . rosemary ' s baby ( 1968 ) 9 . 0 4 . the pianist ( 2002 ) 8 . 4 5 . the ghost writer ( 2010 ) 8 . 2 6 . dance of the vampires ( 1967 ) 8 . 0 7 . repulsion ( 1965 ) 8 . 0 8 . cul - de - sac ( 1966 ) 8 . 0 9 . la vénus à la fourrure ( 2013 ) 8 . 0 10 . nóz w wodzie ( 1962 ) 7 . 8 11 . carnage ( 2011 ) 7 . 8 12 . tess ( 1979 ) 7 . 5 13 . death and the maiden ( 1994 ) 7 . 2 14 . the ninth gate ( 1999 ) 7 . 2 15 . oliver twist ( 2005 ) 7 . 0 16 . the tragedy of macbeth ( 1971 ) 6 . 5 17 . bitter moon ( 1992 ) 6 . 0 18 . what ? ( 1972 ) 5 . 0 19 . frantic ( 1988 ) 5 . 0
nationality : polish . born : paris , 18 august 1933 . education : krakow liceum sztuk plastycznych ( art school ) , 1950–53 ; state film school , lodz , 1954–59 . family : married 1 ) actress barbara kwiatkowska , 1959 ( divorced 1961 ) ; 2 ) actress sharon tate , 1968 ( died 1969 ) ; 3 ) actress emmanuelle seigner , 1989 . career : returned to poland , 1936 ; actor on radio and in theatre , from 1945 , and in films , from 1951 ; joined filmmaking group kamera as assistant to andrzej munk , 1959 ; directed first feature , knife in the water , 1962 , denounced by polish communist party chief gomulka , funding for subsequent films denied , moved to paris , 1963 ; moved to london , 1964 , then to los angeles , 1968 ; wife sharon tate and three friends murdered in bel air , california , home by members of charles manson cult , 1969 ; opera director , from 1974 ; convicted by his own plea of unlawful sexual intercourse in california , 1977 ; committed to a diagnostic facility , department of correction ; upon completion of study , returned to paris ; also stage actor and director . awards : silver bear , berlin film festival , for repulsion , 1965 ; golden bear , berlin festival , for cul - de - sac , 1966 ; césar award , for tess , 1980 . address : lives in paris .