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At Houghton Library, Academy Award-winning filmmaker William Friedkin (left) gifted Harvard with the original documents for \u201cThe Friedkin Connection.\u201d Friedkin, director of \u201cThe Exorcist\u201d and \u201cThe French Connection,\u201d was joined by his wife, Sherry Lansing (right). Friedkin\u2019s memoir materials mark a new kind of collection for Harvard \u2014 cinema memoir.<\/p>

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\n\t\t\t\u2018Exorcist,\u2019 \u2018French Connection\u2019 director marks special gift to Harvard Film Archive with his films and memoir materials\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n
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Movie marathons are no longer the exclusive domain of Saturday matinees. In recent decades, scholars have recognized the value of films as texts across many disciplines. A recent gift to the Harvard Library<\/a> from Academy Award-winning director\/producer William Friedkin<\/a> provides a new trove for researchers to explore religion, politics, morality, and culture in post-classical Hollywood.<\/p>\n

Friedkin played a pivotal role in the so-called New Hollywood, which reinvented the art and industry of Hollywood filmmaking in the 1970s. His gift includes 35mm exhibition prints of his canonical feature films, most notably \u201cThe Exorcist\u201d and \u201cThe French Connection,\u201d as well as working materials for his 2013 memoir, \u201cThe Friedkin Connection.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFriedkin\u2019s works were subversive and anti-establishment. He played a huge part in the reconfiguration of the rules of popular cinema,\u201d said Haden Guest<\/a>, director of the Harvard Film Archive<\/a>, which received the film prints. \u201c\u2018The Exorcist\u2019 played for a year nonstop in theaters. More than a film, it was a cultural event of a kind we don\u2019t really see too much today.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the films joined a robust collection at the Film Archive, the memoir materials mark a new kind of collection for Harvard \u2014 cinema memoir.<\/p>\n

A gifted storyteller, Friedkin had no interest, at first, in sharing his own story. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t be interested in reading it,\u201d he said. A friend and publisher urged him to reconsider, and the resulting memoir, \u201cThe Friedkin Connection,\u201d demonstrates his professional acumen and shares highlights from his decades in Hollywood. \u201cIt\u2019s about emotions, not facts,\u201d Friedkin said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a tradition of memoir here at Harvard,\u201d said Sarah Thomas, vice president for the Harvard Library and Roy E. Larsen Librarian for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. \u201cIt\u2019s so important to our students and faculty to have that available. We\u2019re very honored to have a piece of Mr. Friedkin here.\u201d<\/p>\n

At an intimate gathering in Houghton Library, Friedkin gifted Harvard with the original documents for \u201cThe Friedkin Connection,\u201d which utilized a unique creative process: Longhand writings were read aloud on tape, and then transcribed back to text. His use of multiple formats prompted extensive editing, and the written and taped manuscripts hold lots of unpublished material, now available for current and future researchers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis book, which chronicles his storied and extraordinary career, is a really valuable resource for students and researchers of American cinema and American popular culture in general,\u201d explained Guest. \u201cThey are a great first step for Harvard to begin acquiring papers related to the cinema.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Friedkin\u2019s memoir materials mark a new kind of collection for Harvard \u2014 cinema memoir.<\/p><p class=\"wp-element-caption--credit\">Stephanie Mitchell\/Harvard Staff Photographer<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n"],"rendered":"<header\n\tclass=\"wp-block-harvard-gazette-article-header alignfull article-header is-style-full-width-text-below centered-image\"\n\tstyle=\" \"\n>\n\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"403\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/092614_friedkin_william_165.jpg\" width=\"605\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p class=\"wp-element-caption--caption\">At Houghton Library, Academy Award-winning filmmaker William Friedkin (left) gifted Harvard with the original documents for \u201cThe Friedkin Connection.\u201d Friedkin, director of \u201cThe Exorcist\u201d and \u201cThe French Connection,\u201d was joined by his wife, Sherry Lansing (right). Friedkin\u2019s memoir materials mark a new kind of collection for Harvard \u2014 cinema memoir.<\/p><p class=\"wp-element-caption--credit\">Stephanie Mitchell\/Harvard Staff Photographer<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\t<div class=\"article-header__content\">\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\tclass=\"article-header__category\"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/section\/arts-humanities\/\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\tArts & Culture\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h1 class=\"article-header__title wp-block-heading \">\n\t\tMaking \u2018The Friedkin Connection\u2019 at Harvard\t<\/h1>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"article-header__meta\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-author\">\n\t\t\t<address class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"author wp-block-post-author__name\">\n\t\tKate Kondayen\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-post-author__byline\">\n\t\t\tHarvard Library Communications\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/address>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<time class=\"article-header__date\" datetime=\"2014-10-27\">\n\t\t\tOctober 27, 2014\t\t<\/time>\n\n\t\t<span class=\"article-header__reading-time\">\n\t\t\t3 min read\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"article-header__subheading wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\u2018Exorcist,\u2019 \u2018French Connection\u2019 director marks special gift to Harvard Film Archive with his films and memoir materials\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<\/header>\n"},"2":{"blockName":"core\/group","attrs":{"templateLock":false,"metadata":{"name":"Article content"},"align":"wide","layout":{"type":"constrained","justifyContent":"center"},"tagName":"div","lock":[],"className":"","style":[],"backgroundColor":"","textColor":"","gradient":"","fontSize":"","fontFamily":"","borderColor":"","ariaLabel":"","anchor":""},"innerBlocks":[{"blockName":"core\/freeform","attrs":{"content":"","lock":[],"metadata":[]},"innerBlocks":[],"innerHTML":"\n\t\t<p>Movie marathons are no longer the exclusive domain of Saturday matinees. In recent decades, scholars have recognized the value of films as texts across many disciplines. A recent gift to the <a href=\"http:\/\/library.harvard.edu\/\">Harvard Library<\/a> from Academy Award-winning director\/producer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0001243\/\">William Friedkin<\/a> provides a new trove for researchers to explore religion, politics, morality, and culture in post-classical Hollywood.<\/p>\n<p>Friedkin played a pivotal role in the so-called New Hollywood, which reinvented the art and industry of Hollywood filmmaking in the 1970s. His gift includes 35mm exhibition prints of his canonical feature films, most notably \u201cThe Exorcist\u201d and \u201cThe French Connection,\u201d as well as working materials for his 2013 memoir, \u201cThe Friedkin Connection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFriedkin\u2019s works were subversive and anti-establishment. He played a huge part in the reconfiguration of the rules of popular cinema,\u201d said <a href=\"http:\/\/hul.harvard.edu\/publications\/hul_notes_1334\/guest.html\">Haden Guest<\/a>, director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/library.harvard.edu\/film\/index.html\">Harvard Film Archive<\/a>, which received the film prints. \u201c\u2018The Exorcist\u2019 played for a year nonstop in theaters. More than a film, it was a cultural event of a kind we don\u2019t really see too much today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the films joined a robust collection at the Film Archive, the memoir materials mark a new kind of collection for Harvard \u2014 cinema memoir.<\/p>\n<p>A gifted storyteller, Friedkin had no interest, at first, in sharing his own story. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t be interested in reading it,\u201d he said. A friend and publisher urged him to reconsider, and the resulting memoir, \u201cThe Friedkin Connection,\u201d demonstrates his professional acumen and shares highlights from his decades in Hollywood. \u201cIt\u2019s about emotions, not facts,\u201d Friedkin said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a tradition of memoir here at Harvard,\u201d said Sarah Thomas, vice president for the Harvard Library and Roy E. Larsen Librarian for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. \u201cIt\u2019s so important to our students and faculty to have that available. We\u2019re very honored to have a piece of Mr. Friedkin here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At an intimate gathering in Houghton Library, Friedkin gifted Harvard with the original documents for \u201cThe Friedkin Connection,\u201d which utilized a unique creative process: Longhand writings were read aloud on tape, and then transcribed back to text. His use of multiple formats prompted extensive editing, and the written and taped manuscripts hold lots of unpublished material, now available for current and future researchers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis book, which chronicles his storied and extraordinary career, is a really valuable resource for students and researchers of American cinema and American popular culture in general,\u201d explained Guest. \u201cThey are a great first step for Harvard to begin acquiring papers related to the cinema.\u201d<\/p>\n","innerContent":["\n\t\t<p>Movie marathons are no longer the exclusive domain of Saturday matinees. In recent decades, scholars have recognized the value of films as texts across many disciplines. A recent gift to the <a href=\"http:\/\/library.harvard.edu\/\">Harvard Library<\/a> from Academy Award-winning director\/producer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0001243\/\">William Friedkin<\/a> provides a new trove for researchers to explore religion, politics, morality, and culture in post-classical Hollywood.<\/p>\n<p>Friedkin played a pivotal role in the so-called New Hollywood, which reinvented the art and industry of Hollywood filmmaking in the 1970s. His gift includes 35mm exhibition prints of his canonical feature films, most notably \u201cThe Exorcist\u201d and \u201cThe French Connection,\u201d as well as working materials for his 2013 memoir, \u201cThe Friedkin Connection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFriedkin\u2019s works were subversive and anti-establishment. 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