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The Roaring Twenties
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Splendor in the GrassSplendor in the Grass
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For the youngsters who don't understand what the big deal about Warren Beatty is, watch this film. Here's a young, charismatic actor who lights up the screen.
The Cat's MeowThe Cat's Meow
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Eddie looks nothing like Chaplin, but yet gets him down perfectly. A great Dunst performance as well.
The Cotton ClubThe Cotton Club
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RIP Gregory Hines. Both brothers (Maurice & Gregory) are the highlights in this homage to the legendary club
The Great GatsbyThe Great Gatsby
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Yes Mia's Daisy is annoying but this film is beautifully shot. Sam's portrayal of Nick breaks my heart everytime and Karen Black's Myrtle was phenomenal.
The LoverThe Lover
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1920's Vietnam. Based on the memoir by Marguerite Duras. Steamy!
ChaplinChaplin
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Timing varies in this film, but a good chunk of it takes place during the Jazz Age. Robert's best bit of acting yet.
Paris Was a WomanParis Was a Woman
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Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Dos Passos and Pound weren't the only Americans in Paris during the literary exodus of the 20's. This documentary showcases the ladies who were also there. Learn about them.
'It' Plus Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl'It' Plus Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
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Heard about the "It" girl? Well, she was the first one. Brooklyn Girl Clara Bow as 20's flapper.
Death on the NileDeath on the Nile
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Join the all-star cast in Egypt and try to solve the mystery. RIP Peter Ustinov.
Henry & JuneHenry & June
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Not technically the 20's, but very evocative of Jazz Age Paris. Another steamy flick! The notorious affair between Anais Nin and Henry Miller was well documented in both their memoirs and their fiction. They both also wrote extensively about June, Henry's second wife.
Lady Sings the Blues [VHS]Lady Sings the Blues [VHS]
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Diana Ross as Billie Holiday in her Oscar nominated performance. Also watch for Richard Pryor's nominated performance.
ZeligZelig
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Doing the chameleon with Leonard the Lizard. One of my favorite Woody Allen movies.
The Josephine Baker StoryThe Josephine Baker Story
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Lynn Whitfield takes on the role of La Baker and does it marvelously.
The ModernsThe Moderns
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I'm a sucker for a good Alan Rudolph film and this one's a great one.
Everybody Was So Young: Gerald and Sara Murphy: A Lost Generation Love StoryEverybody Was So Young: Gerald and Sara Murphy: A Lost Generation Love Story by Amanda Vaill
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The Jazz Age couple who befriended most of the era's best writers and inspired some of their work.
A Moveable FeastA Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
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Posthumously published memoir of Hemingway's early days in Paris
NightwoodNightwood by Djuna Barnes
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The excellent and controversial book by Djuna Barnes, based upon the relationship discussed in "Paris Was a Woman".
UlyssesUlysses by James Joyce
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Landmark book by James Joyce...
Sylvia Beach and the Lost Generation: A History of Literary Paris in the Twenties and ThirtiesSylvia Beach and the Lost Generation: A History of Literary Paris in the Twenties and Thirties by Noel Riley Fitch
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...and the woman who supported him, published him, went nearly bankrupt and was never rewarded monetarily for her efforts.
Women of the Left BankWomen of the Left Bank by Shari Benstock
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More written history about the women in Paris during the 20's
Paris Was Yesterday, 1925-1939Paris Was Yesterday, 1925-1939 by Janet (Genet) Flanner
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Janet Flanner's "Letter from Paris" collection as published in the New Yorker. The first of many excellent collections. She's featured in the doc above.
The Beautiful and DamnedThe Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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F. Scott Fitzgerald's first bestseller. The profit and success he had following it's publication allowed him to marry Zelda.
Pandora's Box - Criterion CollectionPandora's Box - Criterion Collection
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Pabst's masterpiece, starring the exquisite Louise Brooks.
TCM Archives - The Garbo Silents Collection (The Temptress / Flesh and the Devil / The Mysterious Lady)TCM Archives - The Garbo Silents Collection (The Temptress / Flesh and the Devil / The Mysterious Lady)
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Greta Garbo started off her American career in silents playing the vamp, which she despised. In the best of the lot - Flesh and the Devil - she's magnetic opposite John Gilbert.
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious CircleMrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
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Mrs. Parker and the Algonquin Round Table. Campbell Scott as Robert Benchley steals the show.
Chicago (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)Chicago (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
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Bill Condon's Oscar winner. A good film but nothing beats seeing it on stage with the original Fosse choreography.
Sometimes Madness Is Wisdom: Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald: A Marriage (Ballantine Reader's Circle)Sometimes Madness Is Wisdom: Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald: A Marriage (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by Kendall Taylor
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Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald were so popular that WR Hearst hired a reporter to follow them around from continent to continent.
The Chaplin Collection, Vol. 2 (City Lights / The Circus / The Kid / A King in New York / A Woman of Paris / Monsieur Verdoux / The Chaplin Revue / Charlie - The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin)The Chaplin Collection, Vol. 2 (City Lights / The Circus / The Kid / A King in New York / A Woman of Paris / Monsieur Verdoux / The Chaplin Revue / Charlie - The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin)
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Charles Chaplin helped create modern cinema. The British former vaudevillian performer became an innovative director, as he navigated the many storms around his personal life.
Hemingway: The Paris YearsHemingway: The Paris Years by Michael Reynolds
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Ernest Hemingway was and remains one of the most influential American writers. Rememembered popularly for his last works, this excellent five part biography by Michael Reynolds takes you into each step of his development as a writer.