Film Screening: On The Waterfront @ National Portrait GalleryFilm Screening: The Endless Summer @ Library of Congress
by Svetlana 
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| July 22, 2008 | ||
| 7:00 pm |
free
details here:
http://www.loc.gov/rr/mopic/pickford/pickford-current.html
The Endless Summer (Bruce Brown Films, 1966). Dir & Wrt Bruce Brown. With Michael Hynson, Robert August, Sammy Lee, Butch Van Artsdalen, Lord (Tally Ho) Blears. (91 min, Technicolor, 35mm)
with:
Gidget. Dear Diary–Et Al (Screen Gems/ABC, 9/15/1965). Dir William Asher. Wrt Ruth Brooks Flippen. With Sally Field, Don Porter, Lynette Winter, Pete Duel, Mike Nader. (30 min, color, 16mm)
and:
Big Wednesday [Trailer] (1978). (color, 35mm)
Can you smell the coconut in the suntan oil? Can you feel those ocean breezes? Can you feel the freedom of wearing a bathing suit and little else? Come cool off from the dog days of summer with a really cool surf film series at the Library of Congress Pickford Theater, a visual chronology covering the period from the early Sixties to the present and including films rarely seen in the D.C. area. Each film not only documents the essence of what it means to be a surfer, as well as the cultural importance of the California lifestyle, but also includes great musical soundtracks to further inspire the drive and inspiration of the surfing way of life.
The Endless Summer is the granddaddy of all surf films and is largely considered the masterpiece of the surf film genre. It was honored in 2002 by being selected for the Library of Congress National Film Registry largely for the its impact on American culture. A travelogue of top surf spots around the globe, the film helped spread the California surf, sun and fun culture worldwide. It remains a cultural icon, a symbol of American freedom, and a testament to the romantic ideal of the California mythos of fun, surf, beautiful boys & girls and endless sunshine. This film has rarely been screened in the Washington area and we are lucky to have a copyright print of one of it’s many re-releases.
Shown with the pilot episode of Gidget , a series of fun in the surf and sun from the early days of television in living color. The title character is in hot water with her boyfriend. She must fight to get him back and reestablish their standing as a dream couple. Her supportive father is there to help her cope. (CSPE)
