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A video essay introducing some basic concepts of cinematic realism by examining Charles Burnett's 1978 film Killer of Sheep. The video considers the film's relation to Italian Neorealism and examines the role that apparently 'unstaged' actions and events have in relation to photography and film.

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*Corrections: The video suggests that the rain in a notable sequence from Bicycle Thieves is actual rain, but an anecdote of production history suggests that the local fire department may have been used to create the rain effect with a fire hose.