ewgrow Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 Back in the forties, Helen Levitt and James Agee made a short documentary film called "In the Street" that captured life on the streets of Harlem at the time. Has anybody seen this film and can tell me where I might find it? I'm in Berkeley, so maybe this is something Jeff or the other Bay Area people can help with. It looks like I can order it on the web, but the price is $50, for a film that's only 15 minutes. I'd rather rent or buy it cheaper if possible. Somebody who wrote the single review of it on www.IMDB.com said it was on a compilation that he bought on the grey market somewhere. Anybody know what that compilation was called? Thanks everybody.Oh yeah, if anybody's seen it, did you like it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_shelasky Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 The International Center for Photography in NYC. Here you go. I havent seen it yet, but would like to. http://www.icpmuseumstore.org/home.html Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumpster001 Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 haven't seen it.. but yeah, a whopping <a href="http://www.photoeye.com/templates/mShowDetailsbycat.cfm?Catalog=ZB295">50 bucks</a>. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff_sturm Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 Le Video on 9th ave. in SF is huge and has lots of obscure titles. http://www.levideo.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewgrow Posted March 9, 2005 Author Share Posted March 9, 2005 Thanks guys, I'll explore some of these suggestions. We have an excellent video store here in Berkeley (Reel Video), but no luck there. Maybe I'll try those places in the city one of these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conor_welch Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 This thread is old, but I hope to get some response. I'm dying to get my hands on this video. I can't find a copy for sale anywhere. Anyone have any ideas? I would be willing to pay well over $50.00 for it. Thanks in advance for any help advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatcher_cook Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Has anyone found a copy of "In The Street"? I am also looking and have heard wonderful things about it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cschweda Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Just had a chance to see this. I won't detail the way I manged to finally see this -- or how I manged to see this (a gray area, alas, in this age of internet video) -- but yes: what a strange and wonderful (and short) film! I know Levitt worked with Agee and others -- but the film had an unmistakable "Levitt look" to it -- and I kept (half) expecting Levitt's still images to emerge (somehow) from the moving images. If you can see it -- or find -- go for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_mastrogiacomo Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 <p>I first became awair of this film from the Rick Burns series New York documentry. They opened with it in episode 7.<br> If you want to get a feeling for it you should check out the documentry. After seeing it I was lucky enough to find a vhs copy . its now out of print . I understand that the estate wants to release it to museums for viewing. <br> hope this helps...</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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