Broadway by Light

Broadway by Light
Broadway by Light
Directed by	William Klein
Release date	1958;
Running time	12 minutes
Countries	France; United States;

Broadway by Light is a 1958 French-American^[1] experimental short film debut by the photographer William Klein.^[2]^[3]

Summary

A documentary study of nighttime at Times Square and the bright-lighted advertising of Broadway.^[4]^[5]

Production

Klein was encouraged by French New Wave filmmakers Alain Resnais and Chris Marker (the latter responsible for the text at the beginning of the film).^[6]^[7]

Reception and legacy

The film's pop art style contrasts the usually gritty photography of Klein, which were taken during daylight, thus being called the first pop film.^[8]^[9]

It earned praise from master auteur Orson Welles.^[10]

References

^ "Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? + Broadway By Light". Quad Cinema. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
^ Broadway by Light, retrieved 2022-09-29
^ "Dialogues & Film Retrospectives: William Klein". walkerart.org. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
^ "William Klein: Broadway by Light Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? - Tate Modern".
^ "The Season of William Klein". NPR.org. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
^ gscott2012 (2014-07-20). "FILM: William Klein 'Broadway by Light' 1958". The United Nations of Photography. Retrieved 2022-09-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Koresky, Michael. "Eclipse Series 9:The Delirious Fictions of William Klein". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
^ "Light and Freedom: William Klein's Pop Politics". walkerart.org. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
^ Lubow, Arthur (2022-06-02). "Trying to Contain William Klein in One Show Isn't Easy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
^ "The Sight & Sound Interview: William Klein". British Film Institute. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 2022-09-29.

External links

Broadway by Light at IMDb

[1] "Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? + Broadway By Light". Quad Cinema. Retrieved 2022-09-29.

[2] Broadway by Light, retrieved 2022-09-29

[3] "Dialogues & Film Retrospectives: William Klein". walkerart.org. Retrieved 2022-09-29.

[4] "William Klein: Broadway by Light Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? - Tate Modern".

[5] "The Season of William Klein". NPR.org. Retrieved 2022-09-29.

[6] scott2012 (2014-07-20). "FILM: William Klein 'Broadway by Light' 1958". The United Nations of Photography. Retrieved 2022-09-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[7] Koresky, Michael. "Eclipse Series 9:The Delirious Fictions of William Klein". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 2022-09-29.

[8] "Light and Freedom: William Klein's Pop Politics". walkerart.org. Retrieved 2022-09-29.

[9] Lubow, Arthur (2022-06-02). "Trying to Contain William Klein in One Show Isn't Easy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-09-29.

[10] "The Sight & Sound Interview: William Klein". British Film Institute. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 2022-09-29.

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