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  • The Royal Road (2015)
  • Not Rated
    65 min | Documentary, History
The Royal Road (2015)
Not Rated
65 min | Documentary, History
A cinematic essay in defense of remembering, The Royal Road offers up a primer on the Spanish colonization of California and the Mexican American War alongside intimate reflections on nostalgia, butch identity, the pursuit of unavailable ...See moreA cinematic essay in defense of remembering, The Royal Road offers up a primer on the Spanish colonization of California and the Mexican American War alongside intimate reflections on nostalgia, butch identity, the pursuit of unavailable women and Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo - all against a contemplative backdrop of 16mm urban California landscapes, and featuring a voiceover cameo by Tony Kushner. Deceptively simple California urban landscapes serve as the framework for the film's lyrically written voiceover which combines rigorous historical research with a stream-of-consciousness personal monologue and relates these seemingly disparate stories from an intimate, colloquial perspective to tell a one-of-a-kind California tale. Shot on 16mm film and contemplatively crafted of long takes, The Royal Road is a film about landscapes and desire, memory and history - and the stories we tell. Written by Jenni Olson See less
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Director
Jenni Olson
Writer
Jenni Olson
Producers
Julie Dorf | Jenni Olson
Cinematographer
Sophia E. Constantinou
Editor
Dawn Logsdon
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Release date
Oct 30, 2015 (United States)
Awards
4 wins & 1 nomination

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The Joy of Life (2005)
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