14 Aug 2013
Kernel
When the world has been pushed past breaking point, an aging neurobotanist collects and preserves what little of value remains.
Reflections on Black
A series of terrifying dramas of male-female relationships offset against the background of a New York tenement. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2012.
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Don Redlich Lee Cole Helen England Ken Mecham Pat Cleveland Bob Mullen Rita Parr
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