Films with: Snyder, Robert

Anaïs observed a portrait of a woman as artist /

Presents the life and philosophy of Anaïs Nin, foremost exponent of the twentieth-century's greatest art form: the art of the person.

DVD 6991

Henry Miller odyssey

This documentary illustrates that Mr. Miller has far more to offer an audience than his sexual politics (which are not reflected in the film). Mr. Miller himself narrates in his hoarse, nasal voice, and details a writer's apprenticeship, and his travels from Brooklyn to Big Sur to the exhilaration of Paris. Mr. Miller scorns all conventional work and celebrates play, although his own enormous industry is more than hinted at, and his lifelong interest in the occult, worship of the arts, studies of dreams, and his romanticism combine to form a portrait of himself, 'Huck Finn as urban aesthete.' There are walks around Paris, and visits with old friends, including Anais Nin, Lawrence Durrell, Brassaï, and others. One highlight of the documentary is a reading by Mr. Miller from one of his own texts.

DVD 6990

Michelangelo self-portrait /

A revealing look inside the mind of one of the greatest artists of all time. Sourced from his letters, poems and diaries, the program is a first person narrative chronicling Michelangelo's journey from a young Renaissance prodigy through his long spiritual crisis, to the saintly simplicity of his later years. Includes the music of Renaissance composers Claudio Monteverdi and Girolamo Frescobaldi.

DVD 7496

Pablo Casals a cry for peace /

With interviews and performance excerpts.

DVD 6989

World of Buckminster Fuller

"Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983) was an architect, engineer, geometrician, philosopher, futurist, inventor of the famous geodesic dome, and one of the most brilliant thinkers of his time. His legacy becomes ever more relevant, providing us a road map to steer our planet away from oblivion-- and toward a sustainable future for all of humanity. This film ... transports the viewer into Fuller's mind and soul. Told entirely in his own words, the film is an intimate, personal and inspiring message from Fuller to our fragile world"--Container.

DVD 6954