{"id":1753,"date":"2006-11-15T14:39:34","date_gmt":"2006-11-15T21:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1753"},"modified":"2024-06-14T21:50:30","modified_gmt":"2024-06-15T04:50:30","slug":"david-holzmans-diary-1967","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1753","title":{"rendered":"David Holzman&#8217;s Diary (1968)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;The noted French wit Jean-Luc Godard said, &#8216;What is film? Film is truth 24 times a second.'&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/David-Holzmans-Diary-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/David-Holzmans-Diary-Poster-217x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"217\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-47731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/David-Holzmans-Diary-Poster-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/David-Holzmans-Diary-Poster-92x128.jpg 92w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/David-Holzmans-Diary-Poster.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA young filmmaker named David Holzman (L.M. Kit Carson) decides to &#8220;figure out his life&#8221; by creating a documentary of his everyday actions.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Documentary<\/li>\n<li>Satires and Spoofs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThe inherent irony of this early mockumentary &#8212; a prescient forerunner of &#8220;reality TV&#8221;, YouTube, blogs, and all other forms of self-promotion through digital media &#8212; is that, in his attempt to lampoon the banality of everyday life, director Jim McBride ultimately creates a movie which is, in a word, <em>boring<\/em>. While there are some clever cinematic techniques and a few moments of levity (David being hit on by his lusty neighbor; David obsessing over the mysterious girl who lives across the street), ultimately it&#8217;s annoying to watch this narcissistic young man try to capture every moment of his humdrum existence on film &#8212; and when he films his naked sleeping girlfriend (Eileen Dietz) against her wishes, you&#8217;ll want to throttle him! Even at 74 minutes, this innovative yet uninteresting film &#8212; more effective in theory than in practice &#8212; is too long.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A creative lampoon of &#8220;cinema verite&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Davis-Holzmans-Diary-Holzman.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Davis-Holzmans-Diary-Holzman.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Davis-Holzmans-Diary-Holzman.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Davis-Holzmans-Diary-Holzman-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Davis-Holzmans-Diary-Holzman-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Davis-Holzmans-Diary-Holzman-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>An effective depiction of filmmakers as narcissistic voyeurs<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Davis-Holzmans-Diary-PeepingTom.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Davis-Holzmans-Diary-PeepingTom.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Davis-Holzmans-Diary-PeepingTom.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Davis-Holzmans-Diary-PeepingTom-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Davis-Holzmans-Diary-PeepingTom-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Davis-Holzmans-Diary-PeepingTom-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Louise Levine as Holzman&#8217;s hilariously lusty, deep-voiced neighbor, &#8220;Sandra&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Davis-Holzmans-Diary-Levine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Davis-Holzmans-Diary-Levine.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Davis-Holzmans-Diary-Levine.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Davis-Holzmans-Diary-Levine-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Davis-Holzmans-Diary-Levine-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Davis-Holzmans-Diary-Levine-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Some clever cinematic techniques (such as the long, long traveling shot of elderly people sitting on benches in a park)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Davis-Holzmans-Diary-Studio.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Davis-Holzmans-Diary-Studio.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Davis-Holzmans-Diary-Studio.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Davis-Holzmans-Diary-Studio-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Davis-Holzmans-Diary-Studio-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Davis-Holzmans-Diary-Studio-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, but only for its place in cinematic history.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cult Movie<\/li>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0062864\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The noted French wit Jean-Luc Godard said, &#8216;What is film? Film is truth 24 times a second.&#8217;&#8221; Synopsis: A young filmmaker named David Holzman (L.M. Kit Carson) decides to &#8220;figure out his life&#8221; by creating a documentary of his everyday actions. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Documentary Satires and Spoofs Review: The inherent irony of this early mockumentary &#8212; a prescient forerunner of &#8220;reality TV&#8221;, YouTube, blogs, and all other forms of self-promotion through digital media &#8212; is that, in&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1753\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1753","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1753"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1753\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47730,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1753\/revisions\/47730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}