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1721. Japan: the changing years. The Japanese economy (29:06)

Alternative title:
Japanese economy; Japan: the changing years
Date:
1961
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Discusses Japan's rise from a medieval economy to one of imperial greatness in the pre-war period, its destruction, and then its cataclysmic rise from the ashes. Examines the trends, problems, and ...

1722. Japan: the changing years. The leap across time (29:02)

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Leap across time; Japan: the changing years
Date:
1961
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This episode explores Japan's rapid transformation from a feudal society in 1867 to a modern economic, military, and political power by 1937. It contrasts early 20th-century footage with World War ...

1723. Japan: the changing years. The occupation (28:44)

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Occupation; Occupation of Japan; Japan: the changing years
Date:
1961
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This episode examines the U.S. occupation of Japan, from its planning in 1943 through its implementation between 1945 and 1952. Using Army film footage, it considers both the successes and failures...

1724. Japanese Brush Painting: Introduction (28:48)

Date:
1959
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Introduces the subject of Japanese Brush Painting. Explains the use of the brush painting materials. Discusses the Japanese approach to art. Artist-host T. Mikami paints samples of the subjects t...

1725. Léopold Sédar Senghor (29:13)

Date:
1967
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An interview with Senegalese President Senghor who discusses his poetry, the environment his poems reflect, and his attitude toward the blending of African and Western culture. Selected readings of...

1726. Logic by machine (29:00)

Alternative title:
Computer and the mind of man
Date:
1962
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Provides a basic introduction to electronic computers and their growing role in science and industry. Dr. Hamming explains how speed, cost, and efficiency make computers superior to traditional lab...

1727. Louisiana diary (59:11)

Date:
1964
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Documents a Congress of Racial Equality team's six-week voter-registration drive in Louisiana's Sixth Congressional District during the summer of 1963, focusing especially on Iberville Parish. It f...

1728. Music as a language. Music and emotion (28:50)

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Music and emotion; Music as a language; Music as emotion
Date:
1957
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Discusses ways in which composers can and have expressed or evoked emotion; demonstrates that rhythm, harmony, quality, and loudness are factors which may vary to help convey emotion, and stresses ...

1729. Music for young people. The string quartet and its music (28:50)

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String quartet and its music; Story of the string quartet; Music for young people
Date:
1956
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This episode explores the history of string quartet literature, accompanied by paintings from the same periods as the featured music. Performances by the Juilliard String Quartet illustrate the dev...

1730. Profile of the Southern Moderate (59:45)

Date:
1963
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Presents several Southerners who advocate viewpoints and actions which are at variance with extremists on both sides of the civil rights issue. Interviews Governor Carl E. Sanders of Georgia; R. E....

1731. Radio (28:57)

Alternative title:
American memoir
Date:
1961
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Traces the rise of radio from the 1920s through the 1930s, highlighting its role as an affordable form of entertainment and a unifying force in American life. The episode explores the shift of vaud...

1732. Radio waves (27:09)

Date:
1960
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Describes the nature and use of artificial radio waves generated by man; examines the ionosphere, and explains its critical role in passing, reflecting, and absorbing radio waves; discusses natural...

1733. Robert Erickson (30:01)

Date:
1971
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Provides a close look at the works and creative philosophy of Robert Erickson, a composer and inventor of musical instruments. Illustrates Erickson composing an original composition, '9 1/2 for Hen...

1734. Satyajit Ray (29:53)

Date:
1967
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Satyajit Ray, noted Indian film maker, explains the underlying philosophy guiding him in the production of his films, which he sees as a confluence of Eastern and Western cultures. Ray's main objec...

1735. Seurat's Parisian Sundays (15:44)

Date:
0000
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Uses paintings by Seurat to a theme about Parisian Sundays. Provides a general introduction to the series. (RTF) Film.

1736. Sixty years of magazines (29:02)

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60 years of magazines; American memoir
Date:
1961
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Explores how changes in American attitudes and tastes since 1900 are reflected in magazine publishing. Dr. Dodds discusses how early 20th-century magazines emphasized gentility and middle-class mor...

1737. Sixty years of satire (29:01)

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60 years of satire; American memoir
Date:
1961
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Examines the evolution of American satire over the past half-century, highlighting how it reflects both cultural life and social change. The episode explores the flourishing of satirical writing in...

1738. Step by step (29:05)

Alternative title:
Basic issues of man
Date:
1963
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Explores questions of social change and whether society should be structured to provide equal benefits to its members. The episode follows the story of a successful corporate chairman who, while pr...

1739. Summary (29:26)

Date:
1961
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Summary:
Summarizes words, sentences, and paragraphs which have been discussed in the twelve preceding films of THE QUILL series. (WQED) Kinescope.