Herschel Bernardi

  • Martin Ritt – The Front (1976)

    Drama1971-1980Martin RittPoliticsUSA

    Synopsis:
    In the early 1950s Howard Prince, who works in a restaurant, helps out a black-listed writer friend by selling a TV station a script under his own name. The money is useful in paying off gambling debts, so he takes on three more such clients. Howard is politically pretty innocent, but involvement with Florence – who quits TV in disgust over things – and friendship with the show’s ex-star – now himself blacklisted – make him start to think about what is really going on.Read More »

  • Ben Maddow & Sidney Meyers & Joseph Strick – The Savage Eye [+Extra] (1960)

    Sidney Meyers1951-1960ArthouseBen MaddowDocumentaryJoseph StrickUSA

    Synopsis:
    This drama takes the form of a story told using documentary material as an intrinsic part of the narrative. In this journey through the dark side of 1950s urban life, the camera follows Judith – a newly divorced woman looking for a fresh start – through the streets of Los Angeles as she encounters the strange denizens of the city, ranging from trendsetters to religious fanatics. All the tawdry and desperate faces of this world become a mirror for Judith’s personal failures and struggles to claim her new life.– IMDb.Read More »

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