Noteworthy this Thursday (Oct. 24) from 5:30-7 p.m.: Three films from the Library for the Performing Arts Reserve Film and Video collection that feature the Bowery:
• "The Bowery Men's Shelter" (1972): A portrait of the Men's Shelter on East 3rd Street. 10 min.
• "How do you like the Bowery?" (1972): Men from the Bowery in New York are interviewed and speak candidly about how they think and feel. Directed by Dan Halas and Alan Raymond.14 min.
• "On the Bowery" (1956): A dramatization of life on New York's Skid Row. Directed by Lionel Rogosin. 65 min.The library is at 135 Second Ave. between St. Mark's Place and Ninth Street.
3 comments:
Don’t know about the first two, but On The Bowery is a great film
"I won't go there anymore", that was the title of a photography exhibition about the bowery, many years ago. Can't remember details, but the amazing title had stayed with me forever.
On the Bowery, excellent film!
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