''Castro Street'' (1966) is a visual nonstory short

documentary film A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...

directed by Bruce Baillie.

Summary

Inspired by Satie, the film uses the sounds and sights of a city street—in this case, Castro Street near the

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Refinery in

Richmond, California Richmond is a city in western Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city was municipal corporation, incorporated on August 3, 1905, and has a Richmond, California, City Council, city council.

, complete with diesel trains and gas plants—to convey the street's own mood and feel as there is no dialogue in this non-narrative

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Legacy

In 1992, the film was selected for preservation in the United States

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by the

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as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The

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preserved ''Castro Street'' in 2000.

References

External links

*''Castro Street'' essay by Scott MacDonald on the

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*''Castro Street'' essay by Daniel Eagan in America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry, A&C Black, 2010 , pages 616-61

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1966 films Documentary films about cities in the United States Non-narrative films Richmond, California Films without speech American short documentary films United States National Film Registry films Films directed by Bruce Baillie 1966 short documentary films Rail transport films Documentary films about California 1960s American films American avant-garde and experimental short films

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