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Coffee House Rendezvous (Part II) (1969)

1969 · Ephemeral film · 13 min

Synopsis

Shows coffeehouses sponsored by churches and community organizations and how they function as gathering places for countercultural youth.

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Running time
13 minutes
Collection
Prelinger Archives
Internet Archive item
CoffeeHo1969_2

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★★★★★ · I Don't Think 1969 Is The Correct Date · IDLERACER · 2009-09-26

While viewing this, I found myself seriously doubting it's presumed vintage. There's just way too many short-haired guys for this to have been filmed in 1969, not to mention the girl's clothing styles, although it might not have been released until then. Obviously, the inclusion of the cover of the Rolling Stone's "Satisfaction" proves that the earliest it could've been filmed was the summer of 1965, but I kind of suspect that it's from around a year or two later. Nontheless, I'm giving it a 5 star rating. It brought a smile to my face, and I especially enjoyed the theme music (both the vocal…

★★★★ · Can you dig it? · Spuzz · 2003-04-03

This VERY amazing film is one pip to a) sell more coffee and b) covert. Oops, I mean I'm sorry, as the coffeehouses proprietors shown here say they're not looking to convert people, that I believe. What's curious is that this film shows no effort to show that no other coffeehouses exist except christian themed ones. I mean, RIGHT. Interesting that noone was smoking and that nearly everyone was white as well. But nevertheless, this is a fine film with great great music, and a great 60's feel to it.

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