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Judith Malina

Date of birth: 1926-06-04

Place of birth: Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Jody Malin

Judith Malina

Biography

Judith Malina was a German-born American theater and film actress, writer and director. With her husband, Julian Beck, Malina co-founded The Living Theatre, a radical political theatre troupe that rose to prominence in New York City and Paris during the 1950s and 60s.

Movie Credits

The Addams Family
3.5

The Addams Family

1991-11-22

When a man claiming to be long-lost Uncle Fester reappears after 25 years lost, the family plans a c

Awakenings
3.9

Awakenings

1990-12-04

Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic vic

Radio Days
3.5

Radio Days

1987-01-30

The Narrator tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New York

Your Whole Life Is a Rehearsal
0

Your Whole Life Is a Rehearsal

2016-09-01

China Girl
3

China Girl

1987-09-25

Teenage lovers Tony and Tyan-Hwa tip the balance of power in New York's Little Italy and Chinatown.

Music from Another Room
2.8

Music from Another Room

1998-04-24

Music From Another Room is a romantic comedy that follows the exploits of Danny, a young man who gre

In the Mirror of Maya Deren
3.7

In the Mirror of Maya Deren

2002-03-15

Documentary about the life of avant-garde filmmaker Maya Deren, who led the independent film movemen

Enemies, a Love Story
3.1

Enemies, a Love Story

1989-12-13

A ghostwriter finds himself romantically involved with his current wife, a married woman and his lon

New York Memories
2.4

New York Memories

2010-07-15

In this filmic memoir, German director Rosa von Praunheim returns to New York, a city he knew and lo

Candy
2.5

Candy

1968-12-17

A high school girl encounters a variety of kookie characters and humorous sexual situations while se

Wheel of Ashes
4

Wheel of Ashes

1968-08-01

A stripped-down account of a young man's existential reckoning. "As dust hides a mirror, lust hides

Love and Anger
2.5

Love and Anger

1969-05-29

Five short stories with contemporary settings. In New York, people are indifferent to derelicts slee

Après la Passion selon Sade
0

Après la Passion selon Sade

1968-01-01

The Many Miracles of Household Saints
5

The Many Miracles of Household Saints

2024-01-06

In keeping with the intergenerational magic of 'Household Saints', filmmaker Martina Savoca-Guay has

The Five Senses of Theatre
0

The Five Senses of Theatre

1994-05-29

British director Peter Brook talks about his theatre experience from his first directing gigs of Oxf

The Lost Paths
0

The Lost Paths

1967-01-01

Series of three short 'Pop Films' directed between 1966 - 67 for French television by Philippe Garre

Amore, amore
0

Amore, amore

1966-01-01

The title Amore amore ( Love Love) defines the primary emotive motor of the film and constitutes the

Narcissus
0

Narcissus

1957-01-30

A film poem, a re-telling of the Greek myth in modern terms. In the traditional pool the water has b

Radio Unnameable
3.8

Radio Unnameable

2012-09-19

The story of legendary New York City disc jockey Bob Fass who pioneered free expression on the airwa

Men Lie
0

Men Lie

1994-01-13

Swearing fidelity to his fiancée, two-faced Scott attempts to bed every woman who crosses his path.

Notes for Jerome
0

Notes for Jerome

1978-07-03

During the summer of 1966 Jonas Mekas spent two months in Cassis, as a guest of Jerome Hill. Mekas v

Dog Day Afternoon
3.9

Dog Day Afternoon

1975-09-21

Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Son

J. & J. & Co.
0

J. & J. & Co.

1967-01-01

Images of the life of the Living, the material that composes it was originally shot for the film: "T

The Deli
2

The Deli

1997-11-07

An enchanting slice-of-life comedy about a hard luck gambler who gets in over his head when he start

Emergency: The Living Theatre
0

Emergency: The Living Theatre

1968-09-09

a 32-minute color film by Gwen Brown, featuring precious footage of Living Theatre productions “Myst

Diário De Aquário
0

Diário De Aquário

2009-01-12

The pages of the artist Judith Malina's diary, imprisoned by the military dictatorship during the se

When in Rome
3

When in Rome

2010-01-29

Disillusioned with romance, Beth, an ambitious New Yorker, travels to Rome for her sister's wedding,

Signals Through the Flames
0

Signals Through the Flames

1983-10-01

Signals Through the Flames is at once a history and a celebration of the Living Theatre. Founded in

All Star Video
3.3

All Star Video

1985-01-21

A compilation of avant-garde artwork and talent of the mid to late 20th century hosted by Ryuichi Sa

Over/Under
1.9

Over/Under

2013-01-04

A man becomes a bookie after losing his job as a day trader.

American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy
2.7

American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy

1989-10-04

Chantal Akerman explores Jewish American identity in this multilayered portrait of the immigrant exp

Visa de censure n° X
3.2

Visa de censure n° X

1976-07-02

Best known for his roles in Belle de jour, Sweet Movie, and many more, Pierre Clementi was also the

Rite of Guerrilla Theater
4.5

Rite of Guerrilla Theater

1969-09-09

Commissioned work by Julian Beck and members of The Living Theatre (featuring Beck and Judith Malina

Paradise Now: The Living Theater in Amerika
3

Paradise Now: The Living Theater in Amerika

1969-01-23

A harrowing, gorgeous, in-your-face-and-mind 45-minute black-and-white film by Marty Topp, produced

Paradise Now
2.1

Paradise Now

1970-03-21

At least forty films have been made about the Living Theatre; it remained to the American undergroun

Let It Snow
2.1

Let It Snow

1999-10-01

Two young lovers meet on a series of snowy days in high school.

The Queen of Sheba Meets the Atom Man
3

The Queen of Sheba Meets the Atom Man

1981-08-01

“New York plays itself, as Taylor Mead and Winifred Bryan regale in pas de deux among the trashcans

Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
3.3

Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

2007-04-11

In this entrancing documentary on performance artist, photographer and underground filmmaker Jack Sm

Flaming Creatures
2.3

Flaming Creatures

1963-04-29

Filmmaker and artist Jack Smith described his own film as a “comedy set in a haunted movie studio.”

The Living Theatre - a video retrospective
0

The Living Theatre - a video retrospective

2013-03-31

The Living Theatre is an experimental company founded in New York in 1947 by Julian Beck (New York 1

Household Saints
3.3

Household Saints

1993-09-15

A chronicle of three generations of Italian-American women struggling to get by in post-World War II

Living & Glorious
0

Living & Glorious

1965-01-01

Leonardi's film about the Living Theatre is less concerned with a straight documentary presentation

No Picnic
3.3

No Picnic

1986-01-17

A cinematic love letter to a pre-gentrification New York City

Porn to Be Free
2.8

Porn to Be Free

2016-06-24

Italy, 1970. An increasing legion of harmless warriors begins a peaceful struggle for sexual freedom

Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
3.7

Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

1968-03-01

Also known as Walden, Jonas Mekas’s first diary film is a six-reel chronicle of his life in 1960s Ne

The Secret of My Success
3.2

The Secret of My Success

1987-04-10

Brantley Foster, a well-educated kid from Kansas, has always dreamed of making it big in New York, b

Looking for Richard
3.4

Looking for Richard

1996-10-11

Al Pacino's deeply-felt rumination on Shakespeare's significance and relevance to the modern world t