Dallas Public Library

The royal road, a film by Jenni Olson

Label
The royal road, a film by Jenni Olson
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
The royal road
Oclc number
957492950
Responsibility statement
a film by Jenni Olson
Runtime
65
Summary
A cinematic essay set against a contemplative backdrop of 16mm urban California landscapes. The Royal Road offers up intimate reflections on nostalgia, the pursuit of unavailable women, butch identity and Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo alongside a primer on Junipero Serra's Spanish colonization of California and the Mexican American War. Featuring a voiceover cameo by Tony Kushner
Technique
live action
Classification
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