by Almy, Max; La Mamelle, Inc
VHS / 1979
TitleModern times
Item typeVHS
Author(s)Almy, Max
ImprintUnited States La Mamelle, Inc. ; 1979
LanguageEnglish
URLLink to original record
Notes
  • No. 180.
  • Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. Access by appt. only. CBPF.
Physical description1 videocassette of 1 (33min.) (U-matic NTSC) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in.

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Date text: 
1979
Author: 
Almy, Max
Publisher: 
La Mamelle, Inc.
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Millenium MARC Record: 
LEADER 00000ngmaa2200385Ka 4500 001 676695007 003 OCoLC 005 20101101115043.0 007 vf ccahru 008 101101s1979 xxu033 vleng 035 (PFA-FILM)18721 040 CUY|beng|cCUY 130 0 Modern times (Motion picture : 1979) 245 10 Modern times|h[videorecording] /|cdirector, Max Almy. 257 United States. 260 United States :|bLa Mamelle, Inc. ;|c1979. 300 1 videocassette of 1 (33min.) (U-matic NTSC) :|bsd., col. ;|c3/4 in. 500 No. 180. 506 Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. Access by appt. only.|5CBPF. 520 "Originally presented as a live performance piece using actors, multiple monitors, and music, Modern Times is a consolidation of seven short chapters in the life of a modern woman. In the first sequence, the objects in a suburban home are inventoried: "nice couch", "nice car", and so o--ending with the titles "nice concept", "nice image--and unmasking this materialistic world as an impossible consumer fantasy. In the next scene, an attractive man sunbathes. It is only this image, accompanied by a voice, which at first describes him as an irresistable being, then, after some strange and almost imperceptible wordplay, finally declares him extremely boring"--Video Data Bank. 538 U-matic NTSC. 541 0 PFA 0750-01-10824. D0297 590 PFA 0750-01-10824. |aResearcher must fast forward and rewind tape before first use. 655 7 Shorts.|2mim 655 7 Personal/independent works.|2mim 700 1 Almy, Max,|d1948-|edirection. 710 2 La Mamelle, Inc. 941 0 PFA 0750-01-10824. D0297 gift 1998/05/21 946 PFA 0750-01-10824. Dub from 1 in. videoreel 1979/10/17. 946 PFA 0750-01-10824. INV record created 2009/12/07 by sw; MIN record created 2010/10/28 by sw. 956 pfsw 956 20140224|bPFA migration/merge load 957 OCLC xref loaded 20140309 994 C0|bCUY