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106 lines
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Python
# 2005 National Film Registry inductees with LOC descriptions
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# Source: https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-05-262/librarian-of-congress-adds-25-films-to-national-film-registry-2/2005-12-20/
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NFR_2005 = {
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"Baby Face": {
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"year": 1933,
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"description": "Pre-Code melodrama featuring Barbara Stanwyck navigating the corporate world through charm and manipulation, exemplifying the audacious films made before the Production Code's 1934 imposition."
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},
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"The Buffalo Creek Flood: An Act of Man": {
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"year": 1975,
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"description": "Documentary by Appalshop examining the 1972 coal dam disaster in West Virginia and resulting corporate and governmental accountability."
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},
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"The Cameraman": {
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"year": 1928,
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"description": "Buster Keaton's final comedy classic about an aspiring newsreel cameraman pursuing romance through elaborate sight gags."
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},
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"Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940": {
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"year": 1940,
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"description": "Ethnographic film with synchronized sound recordings of religious services in a South Carolina Gullah community, directed by Zora Neale Hurston and others."
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},
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"Cool Hand Luke": {
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"year": 1967,
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"description": "Paul Newman stars as an indomitable chain-gang prisoner resisting authority in this antihero classic."
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},
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"Fast Times at Ridgemont High": {
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"year": 1982,
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"description": "Teen comedy balancing adolescent realism with humor, featuring ensemble cast including Sean Penn as surfer character Jeff Spicoli."
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},
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"The French Connection": {
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"year": 1971,
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"description": "Crime thriller featuring Gene Hackman's breakthrough performance and innovative New York City cinematography."
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},
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"Giant": {
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"year": 1956,
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"description": "Epic three-hour Texas saga with Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and James Dean adapting Edna Ferber's novel."
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},
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"H2O": {
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"year": 1929,
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"description": "Experimental cinematic tone poem by Ralph Steiner using water imagery and editing techniques for visual effect."
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},
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"Hands Up": {
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"year": 1926,
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"description": "Civil War comedy with Raymond Griffith as a Confederate spy balancing humor with romantic appeal."
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},
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"Hoop Dreams": {
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"year": 1994,
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"description": "Multiyear documentary following inner-city Chicago basketball players seeking college scholarships and examining systemic inequality."
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},
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"House of Usher": {
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"year": 1960,
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"description": "Horror adaptation featuring Vincent Price, establishing new standards for screen horror through elegant literary approach."
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},
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"Imitation of Life": {
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"year": 1934,
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"description": "Woman's picture pioneering dignified treatment of African-American characters in Hollywood through partnership narrative."
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},
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"Jeffries-Johnson World's Championship Boxing Contest": {
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"year": 1910,
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"description": "Documentary recording the July 4 heavyweight championship bout, representing a signal moment in American race relations."
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},
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"Making of an American": {
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"year": 1920,
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"description": "Connecticut-produced public education film promoting English language learning among immigrant communities."
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},
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"Miracle on 34th Street": {
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"year": 1947,
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"description": "Fantasy about defending Santa Claus's authenticity against commercial pressures."
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},
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"Mom and Dad": {
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"year": 1944,
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"description": "Sex-hygiene exploitation film becoming the third highest-grossing 1940s film despite modest production values."
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},
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"The Music Man": {
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"year": 1962,
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"description": "Musical adaptation of Meredith Willson's Iowa-centered Americana celebrating small-town American values."
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},
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"Power of the Press": {
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"year": 1928,
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"description": "Newspaper thriller with Douglas Fairbanks Jr. investigating corruption and political malfeasance."
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},
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"A Raisin in the Sun": {
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"year": 1961,
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"description": "Civil rights era drama adapting Lorraine Hansberry's play with Sidney Poitier and Ruby Dee."
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},
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"The Rocky Horror Picture Show": {
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"year": 1975,
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"description": "Cult musical revolutionizing audience participation during film screenings."
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},
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"San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, April 18, 1906": {
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"year": 1906,
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"description": "Documentary capturing footage of the catastrophic natural disaster."
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},
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"The Sting": {
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"year": 1973,
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"description": "Depression-era con-artist film starring Newman and Redford, reviving Scott Joplin's ragtime music popularity."
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},
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"A Time for Burning": {
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"year": 1966,
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"description": "Civil rights documentary chronicling a Lutheran minister's unsuccessful church integration efforts."
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},
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"Toy Story": {
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"year": 1995,
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"description": "First fully computer-animated feature film revolutionizing animation technology and delivery methods."
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},
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}
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