A place to live
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | A place to live |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1941 |
| length | 16 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Irving Lerner |
| script |
David Forrest Muriel Rukeyser |
| production | Irving Lerner |
| music | David Diamond |
| camera | Roger Barlow |
| occupation | |
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A Place to Live is a 1941 American short film directed by Irving Lerner . The documentary was nominated for an Oscar in 1942 .
action
A Place to Live is about a boy who in the slums of Philadelphia lives. The film shows his daily routine from the time he returns from school in the afternoon to his parents' rat-infested three-room apartment until the next morning he goes to school. The film was an attempt to improve living in Philadelphia and featured dramatic scenes.
background
The film is based on a survey by the Philadelphia Housing Association, which was designed to find out how much misery there is in a modern city like Philadelphia in certain areas. The Philadelphia Housing Association, a settlement society, also acted as a sponsor. The 16-minute film was nominated for an Oscar in 1942.
Web links
- A Place to Live in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Housing Problems Shown in TCA Movie . In: The Tech . Cambridge, Massachusetts April 3, 1943, pp. 1 and 4 ( tech.mit.edu ( Memento of May 12, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) [PDF; accessed on January 10, 2013]).
- ^ Rick Prelinger: The Field Guide to Sponsored Films . National Film Preservation Foundation, San Francisco, 2006 ( filmpreservation.org ( Memento of 13 January 2008 at the Internet Archive ) [PDF; Retrieved on January 10, 2013]).