Shirley Clarke
DirectingBorn: October 2, 1919 in New York City, New York, USA
Biography
A major figure of the American avant garde, Shirley Brimberg Clarke (1919-1997) was born into privilege as the daughter of Polish-Jewish immigrants who made their fortune in manufacturing. Rebelling against a repressive bourgeois upbringing, Clarke turned first to dance, and later film and video, to express her distinctive vision of the world. Moving freely across genres and media throughout her ...
All Credits66 Titles
Film
66 Titles
5.8
FILM
Lions Love1969

7.2
FILM
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches1968

5.5
FILM
The Cool World1964

7.0
FILM
Birth of a Nation1997

5.5
FILM
Love Nest1951

6.4
FILM
The Connection1962

6.0
FILM
For Life, Against the War1967

5.3
FILM
Happy Birthday to John1997

FILM
Underground New York1968

8.4
FILM
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life1986

FILM
As Kineastas1986

6.5
FILM
Portrait of Jason1967
6.0
FILM
Tongues1982
FILM
Rose and the Players – Part 22016
FILM
The Beats: An Existential Comedy1980

10.0
FILM
Galaxie1966

