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(FILM CULTURE). Mekas, Jonas, Edouard de Laurot, George N. Fenin & Adolfas Mekas, Editors. New York: Film Culture, 1956. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Film Journal. Very Good -.. 32pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Jonas Mekas' influential "Film Culture" was New York's preeminent journal devoted to avant-garde cinema and the voice of the international independent filmmaking community of the fifties, sixties, and seventies. This tenth installment from 1956 features contributions on or by Jonas Mekas, Jay Leyda, Robert Aldrich interviewed by George N. Fenin, Aleksis Rannit on Van Gogh, Andrew Sarris on Carol Reed, Edouard Laurot on Swedish Cinema, silent Slapstick comedies, Herman G. Weinberg, Eugene Archer, reviews of contemporary releases, and the always informative "Letters to the Editor" column. An internally bright, handsome example of this uncommon early issue showing some light wear and rubbing to the covers along with some creasing through the upper foredge corner. ISSN 0015-1211 Inventory Number: 025663