Direction: James Broughton
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by James Broughton. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
The Bed (S)
1968 · Documentary · 20 min. · United States
Direction James Broughton
Cast Florence Allen · Gavin Arthur · Imogen Cunningham · Kermit Sheets
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The Pleasure Garden
1953 · Movie · 38 min. · United Kingdom
Direction James Broughton
Cast Jean Anderson · Lindsay Anderson · Maxine Audley · Jill Bennett
Plot People quietly or campily pass the time in an overgrown garden full of statues, while a puritanical, funereal gentleman posts bills prohibiting all leisure activities.
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Loony Tom (S)
1951 · Movie · 11 min. · United States
Direction James Broughton
Cast Gertrude Harris · Kermit Sheets
Plot One of Broughton's early films, a Chaplinesque silent film.
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Devotions (S)
1983 · Documentary · 22 min. · United States
Direction James Broughton · Joel Singer
Cast James Broughton · William Colvig · Lou Harrison · Joel Singer
Plot Men in pairs, mostly naked, perform various sensual tasks together.
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Scattered Remains (S)
1988 · Documentary · 14 min. · United States
Direction James Broughton · Joel Singer
Plot James Broughton reads his poetry over various images.
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The Water Circle (S)
1975 · Documentary · 3 min. · United States
Direction James Broughton
Cast James Broughton
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Four in the Afternoon (S)
1951 · Movie · 15 min. · United States
Direction James Broughton
Cast Anna Halprin · Welland Lathrop
Plot Poems narrate four afternoon vignettes; each protagonist is older than the one in the previous sketch. As a girl skips rope in "Game Little Gladys," she sings a jingle about...
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Adventures of Jimmy (S)
1950 · Movie · 12 min. · United States
Direction James Broughton
Cast James Broughton
Plot Off-camera, Jimmy narrates the story of his search for his destiny. We see him living alone in a cabin in the woods; he has pictures of his parents. He paddles...
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The Gardener of Eden (S)
1981 · Documentary · 8 min. · United States
Direction James Broughton
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Erogeny (S)
1976 · Documentary · 5 min. · United States
Direction James Broughton
Plot 1976 film where poet and filmmaker James Broughton along with Robert Gaylor and Lela Smith explore human sensuality, with poetry and imagery.
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Hermes Bird (S)
1979 · Documentary · 11 min. · United States
Direction James Broughton
Cast James Broughton
Plot This 11 minute homage to the male member shows its subject in the various stages of erection. The voice-over poem by James Broughton includes the line "This is the secret...
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The Potted Psalm (S)
1946 · Movie · 24 min. · United States
Direction James Broughton · Sidney Peterson
Cast Beatrix Perry · Harry Honig · Joyce M. Geary · Donald Nelson
Plot A soundless mix of story fragments and images. Initially, images of death, a man with a guitar, a soirée. Some images are surreal: an older woman eats a leaf; a...
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