David Holzman's diary

McBride, Jim, 1941- (filmmaker.). Carson, L. M. Kit, (actor.). Dietz, Eileen, 1945- (actor.). Mans, Lorenzo, (actor.). Levine, Louise, (actor.). Baran, Jack, (actor.). Wadleigh, Michael, 1939- (director of photography.). Lorber Films (Firm), (production company.). Kino Lorber, Inc., (film distributor.). L.M. Kit Carson, Penny Wohl [i.e. Eileen Dietz], Lorenzo Mans, Louise Levine, Fern McBride, Michael Levine, Bob Lesser, Jack Baran. (Cast).

Summary: In this 1967 faux-documentary, a man tries to put all of his life experiences on celluloid. His insistence upon poking his camera where it isn't wanted results only in irritation, alienation, and a few bloody noses. As Holzman's life (and his film) becomes harder to follow, the audience is liable to be as confused as David, especially if they make the mistake of taking this whole thing seriously. Filmed like cinema verite, it's a well-disguised fiction about the deceptions of cinematic illusionism and the lies people tell themselves in order to live.

Record details

Physical Description: videodisc
1 videodisc (73 min.) : DVD video, sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Special edition.
Publisher: New York : Lorber Films, [2011]
Distributor: New York : Kino Lorber, [2011]
Copyright: ©2011

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1967. Bonus materials: Jim McBride's diaries (three films directed by Jim McBride): My girlfriend's wedding (1969, 62 min.) -- Pictures from life's other side (1971, 45 min.) -- My son's wedding to my sister-in-law (2008, 8 min.).
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Camera, Michael Wadley ; additional photography, Paul Goldsmith, Paul Glickman.
Participant or Performer Note:	L.M. Kit Carson, Penny Wohl [i.e. Eileen Dietz], Lorenzo Mans, Louise Levine, Fern McBride, Michael Levine, Bob Lesser, Jack Baran.
System Details Note:	DVD; original aspect ratio, 1.33:1; 2.0 mono.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Licensed for: home, library, classroom, ILL. Restrictions: Educational use and Personal use. http://copyright.ubc.ca/dvd-restrictions/
Awards Note:	Named to the National Film Registry in 1991 by the Library of Congress.