Essential Cinema collection
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The Essential Cinema collection is a curated canon of landmark avant-garde and independent films assembled by Anthology Film Archives to define and preserve the core of film as an art form.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
curated canon
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film collection ⓘ |
| accessMode |
archival access by researchers
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theatrical projection ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
avant-garde cinema
ⓘ
experimental film ⓘ independent cinema ⓘ |
| audience |
artists and filmmakers
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cinephiles ⓘ film scholars ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | landmark project in defining an avant-garde film canon ⓘ |
| curatedBy | Anthology Film Archives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| curationType |
canon formation
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preservation program ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Anthology Film Archives catalogs
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Anthology Film Archives program notes ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | Anthology Film Archives screening rooms ⓘ |
| goal |
ensure ongoing exhibition of key works
ⓘ
establish a core repertory of essential films ⓘ provide a stable reference for film study ⓘ |
| hasFocus |
avant-garde film
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independent film ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
define the core of film as an art form
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preserve the core of film as an art form ⓘ |
| influencedField |
academic film studies
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cinematheque repertory programming ⓘ museum film programming ⓘ |
| languageOfMaterials | multiple languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Anthology Film Archives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBorough | Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| medium | film ⓘ |
| preservationRole | long-term safeguarding of key avant-garde films ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
film canon debates
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film historiography ⓘ film preservation ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
aesthetic innovation
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historical significance ⓘ influence on film art ⓘ |
| sponsor | Anthology Film Archives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.