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Outfitted with a glass of water, a pointing stick, and two maps, Spalding Gray launches into an 85-minute rant on his experiences playing a minor role in Roland Joffé’s The Killing Fields, digressing into Bangkok strip clubs, the US military-industrial complex, and a host of other tangents along the way. Alternating among the comic, didactic, and confessional, Swimming to Cambodia brought new life to the monologue film, a form perfected by Gray. Jonathan Demme sparingly documents Gray’s mono-mental odyssey with only a few well-timed lighting and sound cues, otherwise preserving the real-time feel of the event.
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Treasures from the Harvard Film Archive: ...
The Little Match Girl
Directed by Jean Renoir, 1928
Live piano accompaniment by Peter FreisingerScreening on Film
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Nana
Directed by Jean Renoir, 1926
Live piano accompaniment by Peter FreisingerLive Musical AccompanimentScreening on Film
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Trailers, Trailers, Trailers
Introduced by Film Conservator Julie BuckScreening on Film
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Sweet Smell of Success
Directed by Alexander Mackendrick, 1957
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