Ben Samuel
When Weegee met Alfred Stieglitz
Photographer Weegee describes his haunting meeting with an 81 year old Alfred Stieglitz. From his book Naked City.
INTERVIEWs & Documentaries
Ben Samuel
- Jun 21
- 1 min
Ingmar Bergman interview
An interview with Ingmar Bergman where he discusses "Non-existence" and God's perfection in comparison to human imperfection.
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Ben Samuel
- Jun 13
- 1 min
Jean Genet (1910 - 1986) interview
Jean Genet asks a BBC film crew why they don't rebel.
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Ben Samuel
- Mar 28
- 1 min
Akira Kurosawa describes the Great Kantō earthquake of (1923)
Akira Kurosawa describes being shown the aftermath of the Kantō earthquake by his brother Heigo Kurosawa.
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Ben Samuel
- Mar 1
- 1 min
Sergei Parajanov discussing Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Interview with Sergei Parajanov here he discusses how making Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1965) led to his imprisonment
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Ben Samuel
- Mar 1
- 1 min
Interview with Titanic survivor Frank Prentice
Titanic survivor Frank Prentice worked in the pursers office on the Titanic, he was 18.
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Ben Samuel
- Mar 1
- 1 min
Philip K Dick's bizarre delusions and paranoid fantasies
While recovering from drugs administered due to an impacted wisdom tooth, Philip K Dick began to have bizarre delusions.
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Ben Samuel
- Mar 1
- 1 min
Philip K. Dick discussing science fiction
Philip K. Dick interview (1977). Here he discusses how science fiction is viewed on a bottom rung of genres.
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Ben Samuel
- Mar 1
- 1 min
JG Ballard returns to Shanghai
In 1991 JG Ballard returned to Shanghai to his childhood home and to Lunghua Interment camp.
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Ben Samuel
- Mar 1
- 0 min
JG Ballard Discusses English Society In The 1950's
Interview with JG Ballard Discussing English Society In The 1950's
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Ben Samuel
- Mar 1
- 1 min
Wonderful interview with Quentin Crisp
Wonderful interview with Quentin Crisp from World in Action (1970). Here he discusses being beaten up because of his appearance.
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Ben Samuel
- Mar 1
- 1 min
An interview with Jean Renoir
An interview with Jean Renoir (1894 - 1979), conducted by Jacques Rivette in 1967.
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Ben Samuel
- Mar 1
- 1 min
Luis Buñuel interview
Luis Buñuel interview where he describes the first film he ever saw.
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