The plastic dome of norma jean austin film society. The plastic dome of norma jean museum of fine arts, boston. Find films and movies featuring robert gentry on allmovie. The plastic dome of norma jean 1966 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Juleen compton born 1933, phoenix, az was an american independent filmmaker, writer, and actor. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Sam waterston list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Sam waterston full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. The plastic dome of norma jean chris 1966 the doctors and the nurses grant 19631964 armstrong circle theatre paul gerhardt. The plastic dome of norma jean is the contemporary of a vaunted classic of rockdriven fame, michelangelo antonionis blowup, and does a better job of reflecting the eerie chill of mediacentric and technologically governed modernityand reflects all the more clearly the central place, and victimhood, of female genius in the creation of modernity.
Written, directed, and selffinanced by compton, the plastic dome of norma jean 1966 is the story of a clairvoyant teenage girl, norma jean sharon henesy, taken advantage of by a boy band, fashioned after the beatles, determined to exploit the young womans powers as part of a hoax revival. In the terrifically titled the plastic dome of norma jean saturday, from 1966, norma jean sharon henesy has psychic powers. The plastic dome of norma jean 1966 release info imdb. She is best known for stranded 1965 and the plastic dome of norma jean. A list of 89 films compiled on letterboxd, including au hasard balthazar 1966, andrei rublev 1966, persona 1966, blowup 1966 and seconds 1966. The plastic dome of norma jean 1966 a girls clairvoyant abilities are used as a roadside attraction. Plastic dome of norma jean, the soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. Stranded and the plastic dome of norma jean ucla school. The plastic dome of norma jean 1966 juleen compton. If stranded is more visually stunning to look at, norma jean, about a teen girl whos exploited for her psychic powers by a rock band that resembles the beatles, is perhaps an even more interesting movie. A girls abilities as a clairvoyant are used as a roadside. Pioneering filmmaker juleen comptons work took a surreal turn with this film about a clairvoyant.
Juleen compton born 1933 was an american independent filmmaker, writer, and actor. Compton kept working, and made her second feature, the plastic dome of norma jean, in 1966. The plastic dome of norma jean mayor 1966 the ed wynn show 1958 zane grey theater joe esmond 1958 actor fatal lady cab driver 1936. Films you have never seen page 10 classic horror film. Comptons second independent film is the story of a clairvoyant teenage girl, norma jean, taken advantage of by a boy band fashioned after the beatles, determined to exploit the young womans powers as part of a hoax. The plastic dome of norma jean andy 1966 camera three man 2 1966 actor dr. Fortunately, bold and discerning programmers at todays repertory houses are attempting to fill in the gaps, and one such crucial rediscovery will take place this saturday and sunday at metrograph, where the first two features by juleen compton, stranded 1965 and the plastic dome of norma jean 1966, will be screened. Juleen compton, a director and actor whose career was. The plastic dome of norma jean 1966 movie moviefone.
Written, directed, and selffinanced by juleen compton, the plastic dome of norma jean is the story of a clairvoyant teenage girl, norma jean sharon henesy, taken advantage of by a boy band, fashioned after the beatles, determined to exploit the young womans powers as part of a hoax revival. The plastic dome of norma jean 1966 soundtracks on imdb. The plastic dome of norma jean 1966 image juleen compton, us 1966, 82 min. Her second film, the plastic dome of norma jean, also played cannes, and was honored with a special award at the festival in 1966. The plastic dome of norma jean carries aspects of the freewheeling free spirit 60s romp, but grounded in details and specifics and constrained by limited, though interesting and very photogenic, locations, it becomes an exploration of exploitation where the assertive take advantage of the meek or agreeable with increasing forcefulness. Written, directed, and selffinanced by juleen compton, the plastic dome of norma jean is the story. Im sure one of the reasons that organisations like ucla, bfi and moma dont release potential cult classics is that its a lot of work to digitize a movie but are there other considerations. The plastic dome of norma jean 1966 written, directed, and selffinanced by juleen compton, the plastic dome of norma jean is the story of a clairvoyant teenage girl, norma jean sharon henesy, taken advantage of by a boy band, fashioned after the beatles, determined to exploit the young womans powers as part of a hoax revival. Plastic dome of norma jean, the the medias inevitable victimization of the personalities that they create is the theme of this story about a young woman sharon henesy whose gift of clairvoyance is used to popularize an exceptionally undistinguished rock group. Shot in the ozarks with a cast of unknowns that includes a very young sam waterston, the plastic dome of norma jean is a rich, mysterious work, its psychic heroine a symbol of the strange, budding power of young womanhood. The stranger within a woman the thin line, hit and run moment of terror, death of a bureaucrat, the plastic dome of norma jean, the big city, excursion, cairo 30, meanders, nine letters to bertha, trace. After beginning his career on the new york stage where he has continued to perform throughout his long career waterston made his film debut in the plastic dome of norma jean in 1966. Stranded 1965 and the plastic dome of norma jean 1966, by writerdirector juleen compton, a forgotten pioneer of west coast independent filmmaking. For one not so well versed in how film archives work.
The second, the plastic dome of norma jean, from 1966, set in rural missouri, is a thrillingly imaginative fantasy about the price of fame for an inspired but isolated woman. Michel is a young technician in the fledgling tv industry and is due for military service in two months at the time of the algerian war. The plastic dome of norma jean 1966 soundtracks imdb. Robert gentry active 1966 1992 genres drama, crime, mystery, horror, thriller.
John born may 7, 1939 is an american actor who has appeared in films and television programs. Written, directed, and selffinanced by juleen compton, the plastic dome of norma jean is the story of a clairvoyant teenage girl, norma jean sharon henesy. The plastic dome of norma jean 1966 directed by juleen. In the the plastic dome of norma jean saturday, from 1966, a rock group takes advantage of a. The stranger within a woman the thin line, hit and run moment of terror, death of a bureaucrat, the plastic dome of norma jean, the big city, excursion, cairo 30, meanders, monday or tuesday, face to. The plastic dome of norma jean vance 1966 days of our lives richard hunt 19941995 1965 the doctors brad murphy 1965. Best films of 1966, a list of films by cormac jones. Its a paradoxical film, one thats also in the avantgarde of the tone of the times. Miss compton was film educated in paris, made her first.
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