Curtain Call (2000 film)

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Curtain Call
Directed by Charles Braverman
Produced byCharles Braverman
Peter LeDonne
Edited bySimeon Hutner
Production
company
Braverman Productions
Distributed by Cinemax (TV)
New Day Films (home video)
Release date
  • 2000 (2000)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Curtain Call is a 2000 American short documentary film directed by Charles Braverman. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. [1]

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Synopsis

Curtain Call tells the story of eight remarkable residents of the Actors' Fund Home. These residents are still full of vitality as they recall tales of Broadway's golden age, and what they have done with their lives. [2]

Awards and nominations

Incomplete list of awards for Curtain Call
YearAwardCategoryResult
2000 73rd Academy Awards Best Documentary Short Subject Nominated

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References

  1. "NY Times: Curtain Call". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2011. Archived from the original on April 13, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2008.
  2. Capuzzo, Jill P. (March 25, 2001). "Going the Short Way to an Oscar Nomination". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved February 26, 2019.