CALIFORNIA 1973

THE PLACE FOR NO STORY

A Philip Greene film produced by Richard Moore
and Zev Putterman for KQED in 1973, which
features aerial views of California's coastline
from Mt. Shasta to Los Angeles. Greene's title
is taken from a poem by Robinson Jeffers,
which celebrates the majesty of California's
Pacific coastline. Richard Moore quotes Jeffers
directly in voice over as a preface to the film:
"This place is the noblest thing I have ever seen.
No imaginable / Human presence here could do
anything / but dilute the lonely self-watchful
passion." Includes extended views of: Mt. Shasta;
coastal and marine wildlife; the logging industry;
Mendocino; Sacramento; San Francisco; Monterey;
Big Sur; Salinas Valley; surfing; skateboarding;
Malibu and Los Angeles. The film's sound was
edited by four time Oscar winner Mark Berger.

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With special thanks to the, San Francisco Bay Area Television Archive