
Black and White UCLA Student Film, Preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. Honored on the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 2021 as a culturally significant film. Directed by Ray Manzarek, keyboardist in The Doors. Starring Dorothy Fujikawa (Manzrek's future wife of forty years) and Henry Crismonde. Impressionistic vignettes of a jazz musician and a young art student's relationship, as he avoids commitment. Features Whiskey A Go Go on the Sunset Strip and a brief appearance by Jim Morrison of The Doors.
Directed by Ray Manzarek, Evergreen leans on a strong ensemble — Dorothy Fujikawa, Henry Crismonde — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about screen titles of 1964.
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