movies_creation
American Movie Archives (美國電影檔案)
- Title
- American Look (Part III)
- Year
- 1958
- Abstract
- The definitive Populuxe film on 1950s automotive, industrial, interior and architectural design.
- Notes
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Produced: Handy (Jam) Organization
Sponsor: Chevrolet Division, General Motors Corporation
Run Time: 10:59
Audio/Visual: Sd, C - Keyword
- Design; Automobiles: Design and manufacturing;Futurism; Automobiles: Design and manufacturing;Futurism
- Theme
- Gonzo!
- Review
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This great Jem Handy picture, (presented in 'Superscope' widescreen, whatever that means) picks up where the American Engineer left off, and tells us all about the wonderous stylings of America today. Plenty of weird and very strange dssigns, even for today, much less in 1958 are presented. Your Dog can have a Art Nouveau Dog House! Don't like the plain browness of your catcher's mask? Make it orange! Do you want to attract bears? Make your tent bright blue! Since this is a Jem Handy movie, soon all of this winds down to, of course, the design of automobiles. And what an automobile it is.. The 1958 Impala looks (literally) like a killer car with it's too sharp back wings and (yikes!) spikes on the front grill! Check out the building where the people meet who designed this thing, and soon you'll realize why this very odd looking car doesn't look so out of place. Reccomended!
(Reviewer: Spuzz) - Location
- A/V room, 2/F