Fake Fruit Factory is a 1986 American experimental documentary film by Chick Strand.[1]
| Fake Fruit Factory | |
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| Directed by | Chick Strand |
| Distributed by | Canyon Cinema |
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Running time | 22 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Spanish |
Summary
editThe film documents young women making artificial fruits and vegetables in a small factory in Mexico with a gringo boss and his Mexican wife (latter owning the factory). The main focuses are the color, music and movement involved and the constant gossip about what the women think of men.
Legacy
editIt was selected to the United States National Film Registry in 2011 as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[2][3][4]
Availability
editFake Fruit Factory appears on the DVD Treasures IV: American Avant-Garde Film, 1947-1986.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Fake Fruit Factory (1986)". National Film Preservation Foundation. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ Morgan, David. ""Fake Fruit Factory" (1986)-National Film Registry 2011". CBS News. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ "2011 National Film Registry More Than a Box of Chocolates". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^ Sicinski, Michael (2010). "Treasures IV: American Avant-Garde Film 1947-1986 (Web Exclusive)". Cineaste Magazine. Vol. XXXVI, no. 1. Retrieved 28 June 2019.