A Trip Down Memory Lane
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Donald Brittain
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| A Trip Down Memory Lane | |
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| Directed by | Arthur Lipsett |
| Produced by | Arthur Lipsett Donald Brittain |
| Edited by | Arthur Lipsett |
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Running time | 12 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
A Trip Down Memory Lane is a 1965 experimental collage film by Arthur Lipsett,[1] created by editing together images and sound clips from over 50 years of newsreel footage.[2]
The film was intended as an audiovisual tour of the post-war technocracy. In his notes for producer Donald Brittain about the film, Lipsett wrote that "as science grows, religious belief seems to have diminished... The new machines (of every description) are now invested with spiritual qualities. They have become ritualistic implements."[3] Lipsett envisioned his film as a kind of cinematic time capsule for future generations, and sub-titled the film accordingly, as "Additional Material for a Time-Capsule."[4]
A Trip Down Memory Lane combines footage from a beauty contest, religious procession, failed airflight, automotive and science experiments, animal experimentation, skyscraper construction, military paraphernalia, John D. Rockefeller and scenes of leisure, Richard Nixon and scenes of war, blimps and hot air balloons, and a sword swallower.[3]
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Awards
- Venice Film Festival, Venice, Italy: Plaque of the Lion of St. Mark, Teledocumentary, 1966
- Golden Gate International Film Festival, San Francisco: Certificate of Motion Picture Excellence, 1966