On the Bowery: The Films of Lionel Rogosin, Vol. 1 [2 Discs]

Overview

"Often regarded as the ""cinematic equivalent"" of Dust Bowl Balladeer Woody Guthrie, documentarian Lionel Rogosin (1924-2000) used his movie camera as a weapon of conscience. With a keen eye and an even sharper intuition for muckraking, Rogosin routinely sought out social injustice and brought it to public attention on the nation's movie screens. Issues that he covered included such hot-button topics as alcoholism, poverty, homelessness war, and labor conflict. This box set offers three key works by the nonfiction pioneer: On the Bowery (1956), which observes three days in the life of railroad worker-cum-alcoholic Ray Salyer; Good Times, Wonderful Times (1965) wherein Rogosin makes jarring cross-cuts between the superficial conversation at a British cocktail party and wartime atrocities committed around the world; and Out! (1957), a short subject film shot for the UN, about Hungarian refugees fleeing to Austria."

Product Details

Release Date:	02/21/2012
UPC:	0784148011943
Original Release:	1956
Source:	Milestone Video
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	2:14:00
Sales rank:	43,029

Special Features

On the Bowery [Disc 1]: ; Martin Scorsese introduction; The Perfect Team: The making of On the Bowery directed by Michael Rogosin; A Walk Through the Bowery directed by Michael Rogosin; Bowery Men's Shelter. Directed by Rhody Streeter and Tony Ganz (1972). Courtesy of the reserve film and video collection of the New York public library for the performing arts; Street of Forgotten Men. USA. 1933. Courtesy of Oddball film + video, San Francisco ; On the Bowery theatrica trailer; Good Times, Wonderful Times [Disc 2]:; Out. courtesy of United Nations multimedia resouces unit; Man's Peril: The making of GTWT. Directed by Michael Rogosin and Lloyd Ross