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Film (1965)

20 min  -  Short | Drama   -  8 January 1966 (USA)
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A twenty-minute, almost totally silent film (no dialogue or music one 'shhh!') in which Buster Keaton attempts to evade observation by an all-seeing eye... See full summary »

Director:

Alan Schneider
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Cast

Credited cast:
Buster Keaton ...
The Man
Nell Harrison Nell Harrison ...
Passerby
James Karen ...
Passerby
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Susan Reed Susan Reed ...
Old woman
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Storyline

A twenty-minute, almost totally silent film (no dialogue or music one 'shhh!') in which Buster Keaton attempts to evade observation by an all-seeing eye. But, as the film is based around Bishop Berkeley's principle 'esse est percipi' (to be is to be perceived), Keaton's very existence conspires against his efforts Written by Michael Brooke <michael@everyman.demon.co.uk>  

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Plot Keywords:

Eye | Bird | Human Relations | Loneliness | Cat  | See more »

Genres:

Short | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Samuel Beckett's Film See more »

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Evergreen See more »
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Sound Mix:

Silent
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Trivia

The story of making "Film" was the basis of a play "The Stone Face" by Sherry MacDonald. The play was read in Orlando at the 2006 New Playfest, and work shopped at the 2007 New Playfest. See more »

Connections

Featured in "Zomergasten: Episode #3.3" (1990) See more »