RFD Greenwich Village (1969)
1969 · Ephemeral film · 10 min
- Documentary
Synopsis
With a small town feel, Greenwich Village is an oasis of calm in the middle of New York City. It has a quaint feel, its architecture and other built aspects adding to its character. Residents take pride in their neighborhood. It is still cosmopolitan, with access to vibrant nightlife. Washington Square, the Washington Arch, and Bleecker Street Market are only three of the many sights and gathering places. It is a village rich in American history. No matter what one does in Greenwich Village, it…
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Studio
- Cotton Producers Institute
- Released
- 1969-01-01
- Running time
- 10 minutes
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Groovy Cotton + Greenwich Village = Shagadelics! · Spuzz · 2016-02-08
For some odd reason, the original file and movie of this is dissapeared into the void....I had to use the wayback machine to retrieve my review! Quite possibly the only fashion travelogue you'll ever see, this gem mixes shots of Greenwich village with uh, "natives" (read bad actors) pretending to be "bohemian" while wearing the up-to-the-minute cotton Nehru Jacket and hideous green print shirt from such fashion dynamos such as Glen Of Michigan. Who are they trying to kid? Similar to Greenwich Village Sunday where you can pick out the actors a mile away, I REALLY liked this because of the…
★★★ · Cotton, Cotton, Who's Got the Cotton? · Dodsworth the Cat · 2023-03-15
Nehru jackets. Women with headbands. Men in scarves. Ah, the late '60s! Yes, dear reader, people did dress the way you see in this film. Oh, let's not forget. It's made from cotton, as the narrator periodically reminds us. This short aired on a station in Oklahoma City (about as far away from the Greenwich Village lifestyle as possible) on Jan. 25, 1969, so my guess it was made the year before. The Village seems pretty innocuous. It's almost all lily-white (I spotted one black person). No protests (with the exception of anti-gun graffiti on a cement wall). No psychedelia. No drugs or rock 'n'…
