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106 lines
5.3 KiB
Python
# 2004 National Film Registry inductees with LOC descriptions
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# Source: https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-04-215/films-added-to-national-film-registry-for-2004/2004-12-28/
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NFR_2004 = {
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"Ben-Hur": {
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"year": 1959,
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"description": "Epic historical drama and one of the most celebrated films in cinema history."
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},
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"The Blue Bird": {
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"year": 1918,
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"description": "Maurice Tourneur's beautiful expressionist adaptation of Maurice Maeterlink's play remains one of the most aesthetically pleasing films."
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},
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"A Bronx Morning": {
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"year": 1931,
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"description": "Part documentary and part avant-garde, this renowned city symphony was filmed by Jay Leyda when he was 21."
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},
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"Clash of the Wolves": {
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"year": 1925,
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"description": "German shepherd Rin-Tin-Tin was rescued during WWI and became a major 1920s Hollywood star. The film shows the resourceful dog rescuing protagonists and thwarting villains."
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},
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"The Court Jester": {
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"year": 1956,
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"description": "In this delightful adventure parody, famed comedian Danny Kaye plays a peasant leader who restores the rightful heir to the throne of England."
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},
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"D.O.A.": {
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"year": 1950,
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"description": "This pulsating film noir tells the story of a man who has been poisoned and tries to find his killer during his remaining few days."
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},
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"Daughters of the Dust": {
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"year": 1991,
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"description": "This is the first feature-length film by an African-American woman to receive a wide theatrical release. Julie Dash eschews traditional narrative forms."
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},
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"Duck and Cover": {
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"year": 1951,
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"description": "This landmark civil defense film was seen by millions of schoolchildren in the 1950s. As explained by Bert the Turtle, to survive an atomic attack you must 'duck and cover'."
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},
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"Empire": {
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"year": 1964,
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"description": "Andy Warhol's grueling, eight-hour, one-shot stationary camera take of the Empire State Building shakes the conventions of cinema."
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},
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"Enter the Dragon": {
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"year": 1973,
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"description": "Martial arts legend Bruce Lee burst onto the American scene with this pulsating action flick, climaxed with the dazzling 'Hall of Mirrors' sequence."
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},
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"Eraserhead": {
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"year": 1978,
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"description": "A visually stunning portrayal of a man facing fatherhood in a nightmarish industrial world, David Lynch's first feature-length film."
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},
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"Garlic Is As Good As Ten Mothers": {
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"year": 1980,
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"description": "Les Blank's hilarious and affectionate homage to 'The Stinking Rose' delights slightly wacky devotees or alliumophiles."
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},
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"Going My Way": {
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"year": 1944,
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"description": "This sentimental film favorite features Bing Crosby as a kindhearted Catholic priest whose upbeat, infectious personality rejuvenates his congregation."
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},
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"Jailhouse Rock": {
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"year": 1957,
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"description": "This film showcasing Elvis Presley is in the ultimate rebel mode. The edginess reflected in this film was toned down in the singer's later movies."
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},
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"Kannapolis, NC": {
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"year": 1941,
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"description": "This example of a 'town portrait' was chosen to honor itinerant filmmakers who made films of ordinary people on typical days during the 1930s and 1940s."
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},
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"Lady Helen's Escapade": {
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"year": 1909,
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"description": "This sprightly short comedy stars actress Florence Lawrence ('The Biograph Girl') who became the first true star in American cinema."
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},
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"The Nutty Professor": {
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"year": 1963,
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"description": "This is considered comic genius Jerry Lewis' greatest film."
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},
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"OffOn": {
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"year": 1968,
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"description": "This landmark work from California filmmaker Scott Bartlett is the first avant-garde work to fully marry video with film."
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},
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"Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor": {
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"year": 1936,
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"description": "Wildly popular during the 1930s, Popeye's impact was matched only by Mickey Mouse. This classic by renowned animators Max and Dave Fleischer features lush three-dimensional sets, Technicolor."
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},
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"Pups Is Pups": {
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"year": 1930,
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"description": "One of the finest comedy shorts from the beloved Our Gang series, this film enchanted audiences from 1922 to 1944."
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},
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"Schindler's List": {
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"year": 1993,
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"description": "Steven Spielberg's powerful Holocaust drama recognized as one of cinema's most important historical films."
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},
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"Seven Brides for Seven Brothers": {
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"year": 1954,
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"description": "Classic MGM musical featuring innovative choreography and memorable songs."
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},
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"Swing Time": {
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"year": 1936,
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"description": "Legendary Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire musical features magical dancing set to six wonderful Jerome Kern tunes."
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},
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"There It Is": {
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"year": 1928,
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"description": "One of the increasingly famous Charley Bowers surrealist shorts, this film combines live action with stop-motion object animation."
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},
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"Unforgiven": {
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"year": 1992,
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"description": "Clint Eastwood's revisionist Western that deconstructs the mythology of the Old West."
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},
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}
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