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

5.9

21 votes

5.9

21 votes

This Is It (S)

1970 · Documentary · 9 min. · United States

Direction James Broughton

5.8

26 votes

5.8

26 votes

High Kukus (S)

1973 · Documentary · 3 min. · United States

Direction James Broughton

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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

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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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