The Red Book (film) explained

Director:	Janie Geiser
Runtime:	11 minutes
Country:	United States

The Red Book is a 1994 American experimental animated short film^[1] by experimental filmmaker and theater/installation artist Janie Geiser.^{[2] [3]}

Summary

Geiser describes The Red Book as "an elliptical, pictographic animated film that uses flat, painted figures and collage elements in both two- and three-dimensional settings to explore the realms of memory, language and identity from the point of view of a woman amnesiac."^{[4] [5]}

Legacy

In 2009, it was named to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant."^{[6] [7]}

External links

• The Red Book essay https://www.loc.gov/static/programs/national-film-preservation-board/documents/red_book.pdf by Holly Willis at National Film Registry
  • • The Red Book on BCDB
• The Red Book essay by Daniel Eagan In America's Film Legacy, 2009-2010: A Viewer's Guide To The 50 Landmark Movies Added To The National Film Registry In 2009–10, Bloomsbury Publishing USA, 2011, pages 186-189 https://books.google.com/books?id=4GNRD_icEmkC

Notes and References

1. https://mubi.com/films/the-red-book MUBI
2. http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/524676/Red-Book-The/ TCM.com
3. https://www.awn.com/animationworld/keep-it-motion-classic-animation-revisited-red-book Keep it in Motion - Classic Animation Revisited: 'The Red Book'|Animation World Network
4. Web site: Janie Geiser - the Red Book from the Films portfolio . 2009-12-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100106031746/http://www.janiegeiser.com/artwork/films/3430 . 2010-01-06 . dead .
5. https://vimeo.com/35094485 Vimeo
6. https://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2009/09-250.html "Michael Jackson, the Muppets and Early Cinema Tapped for Preservation in 2009 Library of Congress National Film Registry"
7. Web site: Complete National Film Registry Listing . Library of Congress. 2020-05-08.