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Oscar® Nominee, Best Short Subject (Live Action), 1961

Very Nice, Very Nice

1961 6 min
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Arthur Lipsett's first film is an avant-garde blend of photography and sound. It looks behind the business-as-usual face we put on life and shows anxieties we want to forget. It is made of dozens of pictures that seem familiar, with fragments of speech heard in passing and, between times, a voice saying, "Very nice, very nice." It was critically acclaimed and plays frequently in festivals and film schools around the world.

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Arthur Lipsett's first film is an avant-garde blend of photography and sound. It looks behind the business-as-usual face we put on life and shows anxieties we want to forget. It is made of dozens of pictures that seem familiar, with fragments of speech heard in passing and, between times, a voice saying, "Very nice, very nice." It was critically acclaimed and plays frequently in festivals and film schools around the world.

Psychology and Psychiatry All subjects
Keep It Weird Outside the Box All channels
  • director
    Arthur Lipsett
  • producer
    Colin Low
    Tom Daly

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Civics/Citizenship - Citizen Responsibilities Media Education - Consumerism Social Studies - Communities in Canada/World
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