The Atomic Cafe (1982 film)
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The Atomic Cafe (1982 film) is a darkly satirical documentary that compiles U.S. government and archival footage to critique Cold War nuclear propaganda and public attitudes toward atomic warfare.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Atomic Cafe (1982 film) canonical | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | documentary film ⓘ |
| award | National Film Registry selection ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director |
Jayne Loader
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Kevin Rafferty NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierce Rafferty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Libra Films
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The Archives Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editingStyle |
collage
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found footage montage ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
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documentary ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
government misinformation
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media manipulation ⓘ public attitudes toward atomic warfare ⓘ |
| homeMediaRelease |
Blu-ray
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DVD ⓘ VHS ⓘ |
| musicBy | Atomic-era popular songs ⓘ |
| narrationStyle | no voice-over narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of Cold War nuclear propaganda
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darkly satirical tone ⓘ use of archival U.S. government films ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer |
Jayne Loader
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Kevin Rafferty NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierce Rafferty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1982-03-17 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 88 minutes ⓘ |
| selectedBy | United States National Film Registry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionReason | culturally historically or aesthetically significant ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| subject |
Cold War
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U.S. government propaganda ⓘ atomic bomb ⓘ civil defense ⓘ nuclear warfare ⓘ nuclear weapons ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
1950s
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early 1960s ⓘ late 1940s ⓘ |
| title | The Atomic Cafe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesFootageFrom |
U.S. government archives
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civil defense films ⓘ military training films ⓘ newsreels ⓘ television broadcasts ⓘ |
| writer |
Jayne Loader
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Kevin Rafferty NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierce Rafferty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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