# 2015 National Film Registry inductees with LOC descriptions
# Source: https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-15-216

NFR_2015 = {
    "Being There": {
        "year": 1979,
        "description": "A simple-minded gardener becomes mistaken for a profound political advisor through a series of misunderstandings, creating a philosophically complex satire on society and media influence."
    },
    "Black and Tan": {
        "year": 1929,
        "description": "An early musical short featuring Duke Ellington and celebrating African-American jazz musicians during the Harlem Renaissance era."
    },
    "Dracula (Spanish language version)": {
        "year": 1931,
        "description": "A Spanish-language adaptation filmed concurrently with the English version, now considered superior in cinematography and lighting."
    },
    "Dream of a Rarebit Fiend": {
        "year": 1906,
        "description": "A pioneering fantasy comedy employing groundbreaking trick photography and special effects to depict hallucinatory dreams."
    },
    "Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer": {
        "year": 1975,
        "description": "A documentary exploring the pioneering motion studies that led to cinema's invention and their philosophical implications."
    },
    "Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze": {
        "year": 1894,
        "description": "The oldest surviving copyrighted motion picture, featuring a simple sneeze that became synonymous with movies' invention."
    },
    "A Fool There Was": {
        "year": 1915,
        "description": "A film establishing the 'vamp' genre archetype, starring Theda Bara and setting unprecedented promotional standards."
    },
    "Ghostbusters": {
        "year": 1984,
        "description": "A horror-comedy about three scientists who establish a ghost-removal service in New York, blending wacky humor with supernatural elements."
    },
    "Hail the Conquering Hero": {
        "year": 1944,
        "description": "A wartime satire by Preston Sturges exploring hero worship and small-town politics with sharp wit and visual vigor."
    },
    "Humoresque": {
        "year": 1920,
        "description": "A sympathetic portrayal of Jewish immigrant life and acculturation, featuring riveting performances and emotional depth."
    },
    "Imitation of Life": {
        "year": 1959,
        "description": "A melodrama examining motherhood and identity through stylized cinematography and exquisite use of color and camera angles."
    },
    "The Inner World of Aphasia": {
        "year": 1968,
        "description": "A medical-training film depicting a nurse's struggle to communicate with an aphasia patient through poetic storytelling."
    },
    "John Henry and the Inky-Poo": {
        "year": 1946,
        "description": "A stop-motion animation celebrating African-American folklore with dignity, imagination, poetry, and love."
    },
    "L.A. Confidential": {
        "year": 1997,
        "description": "A film-noir crime story featuring incompatible cops who expose police corruption through a virtuoso choreographed shootout."
    },
    "The Mark of Zorro": {
        "year": 1920,
        "description": "Douglas Fairbanks' swashbuckling tale establishing the masked hero archetype with athletic prowess and wit."
    },
    "The Old Mill": {
        "year": 1937,
        "description": "A Disney animated short featuring the first use of the multiplane camera, advancing animation technology significantly."
    },
    "Our Daily Bread": {
        "year": 1934,
        "description": "A Depression-era film examining cooperative farming as an alternative to individualistic competition and unemployment."
    },
    "Portrait of Jason": {
        "year": 1967,
        "description": "One of the first LGBT films widely accepted by general audiences, using cinema vérité techniques with documentary authenticity."
    },
    "Seconds": {
        "year": 1966,
        "description": "A paranoid thriller about identity and second chances, featuring disorienting cinematography and psychological tension."
    },
    "The Shawshank Redemption": {
        "year": 1994,
        "description": "A Stephen King adaptation about wrongful imprisonment and human resilience, gaining widespread acclaim over time."
    },
    "Sink or Swim": {
        "year": 1990,
        "description": "An autobiographical documentary using poetically powerful text to explore father-daughter relationships and emotional trauma."
    },
    "The Story of Menstruation": {
        "year": 1946,
        "description": "A Disney educational film addressing menstruation for young women, viewed by approximately 93 million girls."
    },
    "Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One": {
        "year": 1968,
        "description": "A meta-documentary examining film creation with three camera crews exploring production tensions and revolutionary philosophy."
    },
    "Top Gun": {
        "year": 1986,
        "description": "An action film celebrating naval aviation with vertiginous fighter-plane sequences that influenced filmmaking aesthetics."
    },
    "Winchester '73": {
        "year": 1950,
        "description": "A psychological Western exploring vengeance and morality as a rifle passes through multiple hands, changing each owner."
    },
}