The Family Album
Synopsis
A one-hour experimental documentary film utilizing a vast collection of rare 16mm home movies from the 1920s through the 1950s. These home movies are exciting authentic documents of American folk history and culture, taken from the personal vantage point of the amateur photographic eye. Subjects span the entire spectrum of the traditional home movie idiom, including mixed racial, ethnic, economic and geographic sources. Structured from birth to death. The Family Album is a collage film that weaves its elements into a composite lifetime, passing through the celebrations and struggles from childhood to adulthood, from innocence to experience. It is a universal yet intimate portrait of the American family, not scripted, not rehearsed, not immune to the conflicts and contradictions underlying family life and its rituals.
Release History & Theatrical Window
July 30, 1988
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Alan Berliner
- Original Title
- The Family Album
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Alan Berliner
Department Leadership Roster
Alan Berliner
Director
Production Stills & Gallery
Official cinematic photography and background stills for The Family Album.
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What is The Family Album about?
A one-hour experimental documentary film utilizing a vast collection of rare 16mm home movies from the 1920s through the 1950s. These home movies are exciting authentic documents of American folk history and culture, taken from the personal vantage point of the amateur photographic eye. Subjects span the entire spectrum of the traditional home movie idiom, including mixed racial, ethnic, economic and geographic sources. Structured from birth to death. The Family Album is a collage film that weaves its elements into a composite lifetime, passing through the celebrations and struggles from childhood to adulthood, from innocence to experience. It is a universal yet intimate portrait of the American family, not scripted, not rehearsed, not immune to the conflicts and contradictions underlying family life and its rituals.
Who directed The Family Album?
The Family Album was directed by Alan Berliner.
Who stars in The Family Album?
The principal cast of The Family Album includes Not specified.
When was The Family Album released and how long is it?
The Family Album was released in 1988 with a total runtime of 1h 0m.