The Brig
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The Brig is a 1964 experimental film by Jonas Mekas that presents a stark, cinéma-vérité-style depiction of life inside a U.S. Marine Corps prison.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Brig canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| associatedMovement |
New American Cinema
NERFINISHED
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underground film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grand Prize for Documentary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedAt | Venice Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Brig (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Kenneth H. Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkType | stage play ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
United States Marine Corps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
military prison life ⓘ |
| dialogueLanguage | English ⓘ |
| director | Jonas Mekas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorNationality | Lithuanian-American ⓘ |
| exhibitionContext |
art cinema
ⓘ
film festivals ⓘ |
| festival | Venice Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingStyle |
black-and-white cinematography
ⓘ
cinéma vérité ⓘ |
| genre |
cinéma vérité
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ experimental film ⓘ |
| hasDirector | Jonas Mekas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Brig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
adaptation of an Off-Broadway play
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minimalist, observational style ⓘ stark depiction of military prison life ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
abuse of power
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harsh discipline ⓘ military punishment ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Film-Makers' Cooperative NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 68 ⓘ |
| setting | U.S. Marine Corps brig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | U.S. Marine Corps prison ⓘ |
| theme |
authoritarianism
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dehumanization ⓘ institutional violence ⓘ military justice system ⓘ |
| yearOfFilm | 1964 ⓘ |
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