Wavelength (1967)

Director:

Michael Snow

Writer:

Michael Snow

Stars:

Hollis Frampton, Lyne Grossman, Naoto Nakazawa

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Hollis Frampton
Lyne Grossman
Naoto Nakazawa
Roswell Rudd
Amy Taubin
Joyce Wieland
Amy Yadrin

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

experimental film | structural film | long take | single take | independent film

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Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 March 2003 (USA)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Chosen by the Audio-Visual Preservation Trust of Canada to be preserved for future generations.

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Soundtracks

"Strawberry Fields Forever"
Written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Performed by The Beatles

User Reviews

Seminal stuff

I watched Wavelength at film school and was mesmerised by it - I also got fed up with other noisy students who couldn't accept that beauty and truth can be found in the simplest ideas - ie a slow zoom across a loft studio.

If you only want narrative cinema then by all means, go out and get some lunch and come back, and hahaha, it's still zooming. How clever you are, seeing the Emperor's new clothes of avant-garde film. How f**king boring, what a dull, uninspiring attitude to life. Sure, it does seem preposterous at first, but ride that out and get into the merciless logic, and the slightly creepy human actions that occur, plus all of the fantastic colour filters and distortions that keep occurring and you'll find yourself hooked. The final 5 mins are fantastic, as the shot zooms into a picture on the wall of ocean waves and we have left the loft completely.

it's only 45 minutes, not 3 hours - anyone with an interest in experimental cinema should see it. Wish it was on DVD, but i guess it needs to be projected for full effect.