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Jun 14Liked by Evan Nicks, Brett Marcus Cook

To me, one of the most fascinating parts of these films is what's going on in the background. While definitely stretching the definition of documentary, these movies were all made with such incredibly low budgets that there was no room for set decoration or even cleaning things up, and so the material culture of the time and place they were filmed is very much as it was then and there. The cars, the furniture, the roadside advertising, the ashtrays (so many ashtrays), all the objects surrounding the people give a fascinating picture of what material life looked like a century ago.

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Jun 19Liked by Brett Marcus Cook

Nice analysis of the documentary..What you have said is very correct..Dance & nakedness has a strong connection..When we read the quotes of Isadora Duncan about her art & nakedness, the connection between dance & nakedness just get confirmed..

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