| Hotel Monterey | |
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| Directed by | Chantal Akerman |
| Produced by | Chantal Akerman |
| Written by | Chantal Akerman |
| Cinematography | Babette Mangolte |
| Edited by | Geneviève Luciani |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | Belgium USA |
| Language | Silent |
Hotel Monterey is a 1973 [2] [ need quotation to verify ] American silent documentary film directed by Chantal Akerman. [3]
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound. In silent films for entertainment, the plot may be conveyed by the use of title cards, written indications of the plot and key dialogue lines. The idea of combining motion pictures with recorded sound is nearly as old as film itself, but because of the technical challenges involved, the introduction of synchronized dialogue became practical only in the late 1920s with the perfection of the Audion amplifier tube and the advent of the Vitaphone system. During the silent-film era that existed from the mid-1890s to the late 1920s, a pianist, theater organist—or even, in large cities, a small orchestra—would often play music to accompany the films. Pianists and organists would play either from sheet music, or improvisation.
A documentary film is a nonfictional motion picture intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education, or maintaining a historical record. "Documentary" has been described as a "filmmaking practice, a cinematic tradition, and mode of audience reception" that is continually evolving and is without clear boundaries. Documentary films were originally called 'actuality' films and were only a minute or less in length. Over time documentaries have evolved to be longer in length and to include more categories, such as educational, observational, and even 'docufiction'. Documentaries are also educational and often used in schools to teach various principles. Social media platforms such as YouTube, have allowed documentary films to improve the ways the films are distributed and able to educate and broaden the reach of people who receive the information.
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A 2013 Village Voice article said that "Hotel Monterey", along with two other Akerman films, "La Chambre and "News from Home" are a "not-to-be-missed event" as part of MoMa's “To Save and Project” film series.
