Pola Chapelle

Pola Chapelle

Born: December 18, 1935
in Hudson, New York, USA
Pola Chapelle was born on December 18, 1935 in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, USA. She is known for her work on Windflowers (1968), The Double-Barrelled Detective Story (1965) and Goodbye in the Mirror (1965). She was previously married to Adolfas Mekas.

Movies for Pola Chapelle...

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
Title: He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
Character: Self
Released: February 22, 1986
Type: Movie
A film collage tracing the story of the lives, loves, and deaths within the artistic community surrounding Jonas Mekas.
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Going Home
Title: Going Home
Character: Herself
Released: October 4, 1972
Type: Movie
A home movie by Adolfas Mekas and wife Pola Chapelle on their travels to Lithuania and Europe. It was filmed concurrently with the more highly regarded “Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania” by Jonas Mekas, brother to Adolfas.
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Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania
Title: Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania
Character: Self
Released: August 2, 1972
Type: Movie
A 1971–72 documentary film by Jonas Mekas. It revolves around Mekas' trip back to Semeniškiai, the village of his birth.
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A Matter of Baobab
Title: A Matter of Baobab
Released: January 1, 1970
Type: Movie
International Cast of Actors: Jonas Mekas, from Lithuania, poet and film-maker; Louis Brigante, from Madagascar, poet and publisher; Storm De Hirsch, from Holland, poetess, seer and film-maker; Pola Chapelle, from Tierra del Fuego, singer and motel operator; Adolfas Mekas, from Lapland, basket weaver and film director; Contessa Angela Maria Andrecci di Castiglione, from Italy, opera singer.
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Windflowers
Title: Windflowers
Character: Julie
Released: February 22, 1968
Type: Movie
Arthouse portraiture of a disestablishmentarian during his six-year draft dodge.
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Skyscraper
Title: Skyscraper
Released: November 15, 1965
Type: Movie
An Adolfas Mekas directed short parodying Italian art films of the time. It was created for use in a scene of the Broadway musical, "Skyscraper," starring Julie Harris and Peter Marshall, with a book by Peter Stone, music by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Sammy Cahn.