Description
Shooting on location in New York City and capturing intimate moments in the lives of the common person, Morris Engel and Ruth Orkin have come to be recognized as pioneers of the American independent cinema. François Truffaut remarked, “Our New Wave would never have come into being if it hadn’t been for the young American Morris Engel, who showed us the way to independent production.” Kino Lorber now presents the most comprehensive collection of Engel and Orkin’s work on three Blu-ray discs: all four feature films (including the home video premiere of the 1960s counter-culture film I Need a Ride to California, newly restored by the Museum of Modern Art), short films, commercials, and two documentaries by their daughter Mary Engel.
SPECIAL FEATURES
• Audio commentary for Little Fugitive by director Morris Engel
• Morris Engel: The Independent, a documentary by Mary Engel
• Ruth Orkin: Frames of Life, a documentary by Mary Engel
• Short films by Morris Engel:
The Dog Lover (1962, 23 Min.)
The Farm They Won (1951, 10 Min.)
One Chase Manhattan Plaza (1961, 9 Min.)
Peace Is (1968, 11 Min.)
• Three television commercials directed by Morris Engel
• Still Life, a live television interview with Ruth Orkin
• Little Fugitive theatrical trailer