David Holzman’s Diary
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David Holzman’s Diary is a 1967 independent mockumentary film that satirically explores a young filmmaker’s obsession with documenting his own life and the blurred line between reality and cinema.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David Holzman’s Diary canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
film
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mockumentary film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Michael Wadleigh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts | young filmmaker documenting his life ⓘ |
| director | Jim McBride NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | New American Cinema movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| explores |
confessional filmmaking
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ethics of filming others without consent ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| filmingStyle |
cinéma vérité
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pseudo-documentary ⓘ |
| firstReleaseFormat | theatrical release ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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mockumentary ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
alienation in urban life
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impact of technology on perception ⓘ relationship between life and cinema ⓘ |
| includedIn | canon of influential American independent films ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | David Holzman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person diary ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early example of mockumentary form
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influence on later mockumentary films ⓘ satirical treatment of cinéma vérité ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | use of handheld 16mm camera ⓘ |
| producer | Jim McBride NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionType | low-budget independent production ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 74 ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Manhattan
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New York City ⓘ |
| starring |
Eileen Dietz
NERFINISHED
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L. M. Kit Carson NERFINISHED ⓘ Lorenzo Mans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
blurred line between reality and fiction
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filmmaking ⓘ identity ⓘ media obsession ⓘ self-documentation ⓘ voyeurism ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1960s ⓘ |
| writer |
Jim McBride
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L. M. Kit Carson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
L. M. Kit Carson