''Anyone Lived in a Pretty How Town'' (stylized as ''anyone lived in a pretty
owtown'') is a 1967 short film made by
George Lucas
George Walton Lucas Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker. Lucas is best known for creating the ''Star Wars'' and ''Indiana Jones'' franchises and founding Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic and THX. He served as chairm ...
inspired by
E. E. Cummings
Edward Estlin Cummings, who was also known as E. E. Cummings, e. e. cummings and e e cummings (October 14, 1894 - September 3, 1962), was an American poet, painter, essayist, author and playwright. He wrote approximately 2,900 poems, two autobi ...
'
poem of the same name.
It was one of two films Lucas made after returning to
USC's film school as a graduate in 1967 (the other was ''
The Emperor
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'').
[Pollock, Dale, ''Skywalking: The Life and Films of George Lucas'', Harmony Books, New York, 1983, .] The film represented a first for the USC film school by being shot in color and widescreen.
The film was shown out of competition in the ''Special Screening'' section at the ''Short Shorts Film Festival EXPO 2005''.
["Short Shorts Film Festival EXPO 2005"]
Retrieved 2012-09-15.
Premise
The film focuses on the life cycle of a townspeople, and a photographer who takes pictures of one ignored young couple.
See also
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List of American films of 1967
This is a list of American films released in 1967.
'' In the Heat of the Night'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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See also
* 1967 in the United States
External links
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References
External links
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Short films directed by George Lucas
1967 films
American short films
Films without speech
E. E. Cummings
Films based on poems
American student films
1967 short films
1960s English-language films
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