About This Film
Festival Year: 1988
Run Time: 60 Minutes
Film Type: Feature
Animated: No
Countr(ies): USA
English Subtitles: No
Captions: None
Film Overview
(B&W) Hailed as “the ultimate home movie” by Roger Ebert, THE FAMILY ALBUM is a unique collection of private home movies and tape recordings from the 1920s through the 1950s. These authentic documents of American folk history span the spectrum of birthday parties to funerals. Eclectic elements are seamlessly woven into a composite lifetime that passes through the celebrations and struggles of childhood to adulthood, innocence to experience. A universal yet intimate illustration of American family life makes this film a brilliantly assembled collector's item.