Christ in Concrete
posted by Darren at 6:08 PM
Paul sent along the following:
I decided to assemble a few pre-screening resources for Sunday's screening of "Christ in Concrete" by Edward Dmytryk instead of writing and delivering "introductory comments." Doing it this way allows you more time to consider the info before the screening, and means you can return to the resources after seeing the film.
"Christ in Concrete" was made in 1949 and is also known as "Give us this Day". It was directed by Edward Dmytryk. The screenplay, by Ben Barzman, was adapted from Pietro di Donato's novel. Jonathan Rosenbaum (Chicago Reader) calls it a "moving and durable" film.
The film is the first made by Dmytryk after he was blacklisted and sent to prison for contempt of Congress in 1948 for refusing to testify to the House Un-American Activities Committee. The film was made in England. Like Dmytryk, Barzman was also blacklisted and moved to Europe. (He also worked with Joseph Losey, another blacklisted filmmaker.) Dmytryk, however, returned to the USA and became a "friendly witness" to HUAC.
1. General information on "Christ in Concrete" from Internet Movie Database
2. Review of the "Christ in Concrete" DVD by Scott Tobias (Onion AV)
3. A brief bio of director Edward Dmytryk. Includes links to information on HUAC
4. An interview with Dmytryk done shortly before his death. (No mention of "Christ in Concrete".)
Finally, if you're interested, here's a bio of Victor Erice, director of "Spirit of the Beehive"
I decided to assemble a few pre-screening resources for Sunday's screening of "Christ in Concrete" by Edward Dmytryk instead of writing and delivering "introductory comments." Doing it this way allows you more time to consider the info before the screening, and means you can return to the resources after seeing the film.
"Christ in Concrete" was made in 1949 and is also known as "Give us this Day". It was directed by Edward Dmytryk. The screenplay, by Ben Barzman, was adapted from Pietro di Donato's novel. Jonathan Rosenbaum (Chicago Reader) calls it a "moving and durable" film.
The film is the first made by Dmytryk after he was blacklisted and sent to prison for contempt of Congress in 1948 for refusing to testify to the House Un-American Activities Committee. The film was made in England. Like Dmytryk, Barzman was also blacklisted and moved to Europe. (He also worked with Joseph Losey, another blacklisted filmmaker.) Dmytryk, however, returned to the USA and became a "friendly witness" to HUAC.
1. General information on "Christ in Concrete" from Internet Movie Database
2. Review of the "Christ in Concrete" DVD by Scott Tobias (Onion AV)
3. A brief bio of director Edward Dmytryk. Includes links to information on HUAC
4. An interview with Dmytryk done shortly before his death. (No mention of "Christ in Concrete".)
Finally, if you're interested, here's a bio of Victor Erice, director of "Spirit of the Beehive"
1 Comments:
where & how can i obtain a dvd or vhs copy of "Christ in Concrete"?
By Anonymous, at 6:36 PM
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