Series II: Films and Screenplays

Description data TOP

unitid

{"value"=>"3622903", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1989-2020", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1989/2020"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Series II: Films and Screenplays"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"67 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"19.04 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1,929 computer files", "unit"=>"computer_files"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"3.4 gigabytes", "unit"=>"gigabytes"}]}

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"59 audio recordings", "unit"=>"audio_recordings"}]}

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"149 moving image recordings", "unit"=>"moving_image_recordings"}]}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>The Films and Screenplays series dates from 1989 to 2020 and covers Auster's career as a filmmaker and screenwriter. Files include drafts, correspondence, promotional material, audio and moving image recordings, contracts and agreements, and press.</p> <p>Much of the series is devoted to the four films Auster is most known for: <span class=\"title\">Smoke</span>, directed by Wayne Wang and written by Auster; <span class=\"title\">Blue in the Face</span>, directed and written by Auster and Wang; <span class=\"title\">Lulu on the Bridge</span>, directed and written by Auster; and <span class=\"title\">The Inner Life of Martin Frost</span>, directed and written by Auster. Also held here are files related to unrealized projects, including collaborations with Wim Wenders and Mike Figgis; and multiple attempts at a <span class=\"title\">Mr. Vertigo</span> adaptation, including drafts with Philip and Belinda Haas, and later drafts with Terry Gilliam.</p> <p>The series also holds files from various film festivals attended by Auster, including his time as a juror at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival, the 2008 Estoril Film Festival, and the 2007 San Sebastian International Film Festival.</p> <p>Files detailing the 1993 film adaptation of <span class=\"title\">The Music Chance</span> are held in Series V: Works and Adaptations by Others.</p>"}

arrangement

{"value"=>"<p>Files are arranged alphabetically by title. Film festival materials are at the end of the series.</p>"}

date_start

1989

keydate

1989

date_end

2020

date_inclusive_start

1989

date_inclusive_end

2020

extent_statement

19.04 linear feet (67 boxes). 3.4 gigabytes (1,929 computer files). 59 audio recordings. 149 moving image recordings

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1. Blue in the Face [12/1]
2. The Brooklyn Follies [3/1]
3. The Center of the World [10/1]
4. Homeland [8/1]
5. The Inner Life of Martin Frost [20/1]
6. In the Country of Last Things [7/1]
7. I Thought My Father Was God [9/1]
8. Lily Dahl [1/1]
9. The Lisbon Follies [4/1]
10. The Locked Room [1/1]
11. Lulu on the Bridge [19/1]
12. The Monster of Longwood [8/1]
13. Monsieur Hire's Engagment [1/1]
14. Mr. Vertigo [15/1]
15. Palermo [2/1]
16. Smoke [19/1]
17. Smoke and Blue in the Face -- Monograph [12/1]
18. Stevie and Emma - The Pandemic Years: A Documentary [1/1]
19. 3 Films [1/1]
20. Film Festivals [9/1]