TY - GEN N2 - Utilizing a vast collection of home movies found at flea markets and yard sales, as well as oral histories and family recordings from the 1920s to the 1950s, the filmmaker weaves together a remarkable and emotionally electrifying portrait of the changing face of the American family. These authentic artifacts of American history and culture are edited together to illustrate the entire cycle of life from birth to death, from childhood to adulthood, to provide a moving experience of the universal drama of family life during the first half of the twentieth century. AB - Utilizing a vast collection of home movies found at flea markets and yard sales, as well as oral histories and family recordings from the 1920s to the 1950s, the filmmaker weaves together a remarkable and emotionally electrifying portrait of the changing face of the American family. These authentic artifacts of American history and culture are edited together to illustrate the entire cycle of life from birth to death, from childhood to adulthood, to provide a moving experience of the universal drama of family life during the first half of the twentieth century. T1 - The family album DA - [2009] CY - New York, N.Y. : AU - Berliner, Alan. CN - HQ518 CN - HQ518 PB - Lorber HT Digital, PP - New York, N.Y. : LA - eng LA - In English with optional subtitles in English, French, and Spanish. PY - [2009] N1 - Originally produced in 1986. N1 - Bonus features: POV interview with Alan Berliner; French, Spanish, and English subtitles; "City edition", a short film by Alan Berliner; "The Art of process"; a DVD-ROM catalogue. ID - 710590 KW - Amateur films KW - Families SN - 0982426879 SN - 9780982426876 TI - The family album ER -