Stella @ Sixth & I Synagogue (+ Afterparty with a "Wet Hot American Summer Screening")Film Screening: Swinger / Simply Beautiful @ Library of Congress
by Svetlana 
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| April 18, 2008 | ||
| 7:00 pm |
Ann-Margret
The Swinger (Paramount, 1966). Dir George Sidney. Wrt Lawrence Roman. With Ann-Margret, Tony Franciosa, Robert Coote, Yvonne Romain, Horace McMahon. (81 min, Technicolor, 35mm)
with:
Simply Beautiful (Peckham Productions for Avon Cosmetics, 1966). (14 min, color, 16mm)
Filmed in dazzling Technicolor, The Swinger is a feast for the eyes and senses. Ann-Margret is the catalyst for all the action in this visual romp that has been called the first music video by the few who have seen it. More a series of vignettes than a cohesive whole, the film is an early portrayal of the 60’s counter culture offering a free flowing slice of the new found freedom. Don’t miss this visually unique and colorful testament to the charms of the birth of a new era later labeled the “Swinging Sixties.”
Preceded by a Revlon instructional film which allows us to explore the efforts that go into keeping Hollywood actresses “simply beautiful.” Filmed on Kodachrome 16mm stock this is one of the most visually stunning narrow-gauge color prints in the Library’s collection.
free as always.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/mopic/pickford/pickford-current.html
