106 lines
5.6 KiB
Python
106 lines
5.6 KiB
Python
# 2012 National Film Registry inductees with LOC descriptions
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# Source: https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-12-226/cinematic-firsts-enshrined-in-2012-film-registry/2012-12-19/
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NFR_2012 = {
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"3:10 to Yuma": {
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"year": 1957,
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"description": "A 1950s western that has gained in stature since its original release for its psychological depth, starring Glenn Ford and Van Heflin in roles against type."
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},
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"Anatomy of a Murder": {
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"year": 1959,
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"description": "Director Otto Preminger's crime-trial film featuring James Stewart, known for blunt language and willingness to openly discuss adult themes with a Duke Ellington score."
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},
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"The Augustas": {
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"year": 1930,
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"description": "A 16-minute silent film documenting various American towns named Augusta, compiled from footage by traveling salesman Scott Nixon."
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},
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"Born Yesterday": {
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"year": 1950,
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"description": "Judy Holliday's Oscar-winning performance anchors this comedy about Washington corruption, described as full of charm and wit."
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},
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"Breakfast at Tiffany's": {
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"year": 1961,
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"description": "Blake Edwards' adaptation of Truman Capote's novella, starring Audrey Hepburn, with Henry Mancini's classic 'Moon River' composition."
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},
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"A Christmas Story": {
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"year": 1983,
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"description": "Bob Clark's nostalgic film about childhood in 1940s Indiana, narrated by humorist Jean Shepherd with detail after nostalgic detail."
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},
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"The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Title Fight": {
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"year": 1897,
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"description": "An approximately 100-minute boxing documentary, the longest movie produced at that time and a tremendous commercial success."
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},
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"Dirty Harry": {
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"year": 1971,
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"description": "Clint Eastwood's iconic role as rogue cop Harry Callahan under Don Siegel's direction, marking a major turning point in Eastwood's career."
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},
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"Hours for Jerome: Parts 1 and 2": {
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"year": 1980,
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"description": "Nathaniel Dorsky's silent tone poem capturing daily life across four seasons, filmed at silent speed, between 17 and 20 frames per second."
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},
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"The Kidnappers Foil": {
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"year": 1930,
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"description": "Dallas filmmaker Melton Barker's itinerant productions featuring local children, with 50 to 75 would-be Shirley Temples and Jackie Coopers."
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},
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"Kodachrome Color Motion Picture Tests": {
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"year": 1922,
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"description": "Paragon Studios demonstration reel showcasing early color film technology with leading actresses including Mae Murray and Hope Hampton."
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},
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"A League of Their Own": {
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"year": 1992,
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"description": "Penny Marshall's ensemble comedy-drama about the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, both funny and feminist in approach."
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},
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"The Matrix": {
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"year": 1999,
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"description": "The Wachowskis' science-fiction epic using state-of-the-art special effects and innovative digital techniques for action sequences."
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},
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"The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair": {
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"year": 1939,
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"description": "Westinghouse industrial film shot in Technicolor documenting the 1939 Fair's technological achievements and the heartland values."
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},
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"One Survivor Remembers": {
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"year": 1995,
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"description": "Academy Award-winning documentary by Kary Antholis about Holocaust survivor Gerda Weissmann Klein, told with simple yet powerful eloquence."
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},
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"Parable": {
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"year": 1964,
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"description": "Allegorical film debuting at the 1964 World's Fair depicting Jesus as an enigmatic, chalk-white, skull-capped circus clown."
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},
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"Samsara: Death and Rebirth in Cambodia": {
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"year": 1990,
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"description": "Ellen Bruno's documentary using ancient Buddhist teachings and folklore to contextualize Cambodia's post-Pol Pot reconstruction efforts."
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},
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"Slacker": {
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"year": 1991,
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"description": "Richard Linklater's independent film shot on 16mm with $23,000 budget, regarded as a touchstone in the blossoming of American independent cinema."
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},
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"Sons of the Desert": {
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"year": 1933,
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"description": "Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy comedy featuring many of the comedic techniques that had made Laurel & Hardy such masters."
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},
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"The Spook Who Sat by the Door": {
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"year": 1973,
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"description": "Sam Greenlee adaptation about a Black CIA agent sparking nationalist revolution, restored for DVD as a story of black insurrection."
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},
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"They Call It Pro Football": {
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"year": 1966,
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"description": "NFL Films' inaugural feature, characterized as the 'Citizen Kane' of sports movies for its dramaturgical approach to football."
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},
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"The Times of Harvey Milk": {
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"year": 1984,
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"description": "Rob Epstein's Academy Award-winning documentary about San Francisco's first openly gay supervisor and his 1978 assassination."
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},
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"Two-Lane Blacktop": {
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"year": 1971,
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"description": "Minimalist Monte Hellman film following cross-country car racers, described as allowing audiences time to absorb the film's spare landscapes."
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},
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"Uncle Tom's Cabin": {
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"year": 1914,
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"description": "Historic film starring Sam Lucas, said to be the first feature-length American film that starred a black actor."
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},
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"The Wishing Ring; An Idyll of Old England": {
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"year": 1914,
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"description": "Maurice Tourneur's rediscovered film praised for incredible sophistication of camerawork, lighting, and editing."
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},
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}
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