{"id":593,"date":"2016-02-19T14:10:19","date_gmt":"2016-02-19T14:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/?p=593"},"modified":"2016-02-19T14:10:19","modified_gmt":"2016-02-19T14:10:19","slug":"bite-sized-blog-post-shirley-clarke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/index.php\/2016\/02\/19\/bite-sized-blog-post-shirley-clarke\/","title":{"rendered":"Bite-sized blog post: Shirley Clarke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Shirley-Clarke.png\" data-src=\"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Shirley-Clarke.png\" data-thumb=\"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Shirley-Clarke-300x160.png\" class=\"ml-lightbox-enabled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-594 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Shirley-Clarke-300x160.png\" alt=\"Shirley Clarke\" width=\"479\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Shirley-Clarke-300x160.png 300w, http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Shirley-Clarke-630x336.png 630w, http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Shirley-Clarke.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">SHIRLEY CLARKE began her career as a dancer and choreographer and used those skills as a filmmaker.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Her first feature\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=frOgv6UNGiA\" target=\"_blank\">The Connection<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>(1962) was based on the play by Jack Gelber about heroine addicted jazz musicians, shot in the cinematic realism style of the 1960s Clarke was one of the directors breaking ground in a new style of cinema.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0More to add to this &#8220;bite-sized blog&#8221; &#8211; please send us a comment!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Where to watch her films:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fandor.com\/filmmakers\/director-shirley-clarke\" target=\"_blank\">FANDOR<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;field-keywords=Shirley+Clarke\" target=\"_blank\">AMAZON (DVDs\/BluRays for PURCHASE)<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Read more about her:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>ONLINE<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sensesofcinema.com\/2012\/great-directors\/shirley-clarke\/\" target=\"_blank\">Senses of Cinema<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2012\/06\/23\/155513524\/shirley-clarkes-connection-will-it-click-at-last\" target=\"_blank\">Shirley Clarke&#8217;s &#8216;Connection&#8217;: Will It Click At Last?<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.projectshirley.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Shirley Clarke website<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2012\/06\/23\/155513524\/shirley-clarkes-connection-will-it-click-at-last\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/hcl.harvard.edu\/hfa\/films\/2015marmay\/clarke.html\" target=\"_blank\">To the Beat of Shirley Clarke<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1997\/09\/26\/movies\/shirley-clarke-is-dead-at-77-maker-of-oscar-winning-film.html\">New York Times Obituary<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shirley_Clarke\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><strong><strong>FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"director-tt0089742\" class=\"filmo-row odd\">\u00a01985<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0089742\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_1\">Ornette: Made in America<\/a> (Documentary)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0253417\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01984<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0253417\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_2\">Ornette Coleman: A Jazz Video Game<\/a> (Short)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0252293\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01983<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0252293\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_3\">The Box<\/a> (Short)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0253469\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01982<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0253469\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_4\">Performance<\/a> (Short)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0253824\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01982<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0253824\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_5\">Tongues<\/a> (Video short)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0253646\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01981<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0253646\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_6\">Savage\/Love<\/a> (Short)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0253905\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01980<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0253905\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_7\">A Visual Diary<\/a> (Short)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0253409\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01978<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0253409\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_8\">One-2-3<\/a> (Video short)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0253834\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01978<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0253834\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_9\">Trans<\/a> (Video short)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0062144\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01967<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0062144\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_10\">Portrait of Jason<\/a> (Documentary)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0057459\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01963<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0057459\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_11\">Robert Frost: A Lover&#8217;s Quarrel with the World<\/a> (Documentary)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0056952\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01963<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0056952\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_12\">The Cool World<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0054763\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01962<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0054763\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_13\">The Connection<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0053282\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01960<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0053282\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_14\">Skyscraper<\/a> (Short documentary)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0252296\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01958<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0252296\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_15\">Bridges-Go-Round<\/a> (Short)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0252298\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01957<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0252298\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_16\">Brussels Loops<\/a> (Short)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0252728\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01956<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0252728\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_17\">Moment in Love<\/a> (Short)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt3726766\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01955<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt3726766\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_18\">Bullfight<\/a> (Short)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0252535\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01954<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0252535\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_19\">In Paris Parks<\/a> (Short)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0252355\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01953<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0252355\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_20\">Dance in the Sun<\/a> (Short)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SHIRLEY CLARKE began her career as a dancer and choreographer and used those skills as a filmmaker. 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