A meditation on the human quest to transcend physicality, constructed from decaying archival footage and set to an original symphonic score.
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| Tsuru Aoki | ... | Geisha (archive footage) | |
| Julia Calhoun | ... | Old Angry Woman (archive footage) | |
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Margaret Cullington | ... | Maggie Jiggs (archive footage) |
| William S. Hart | ... | Cowboy (archive footage) | |
| Eddie Lyons | ... | Laughing Clerk (archive footage) | |
| Marc McDermott | ... | Judge (archive footage) | |
| Mary Pickford | ... | (archive footage) | |
| Willie Ritchie | ... | Boxer (archive footage) | |
| Pearl White | ... | Laughing Woman (archive footage) | |
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Black and white stock footage, much of it scratched or blistered, illustrates a Michael Gordon symphony. A whirling dervish, couples laughing, a soldier trying to take advantage of a flower vendor, a camel caravan moving across the horizon, a single plane and then others, paratroopers in the sky, a mining disaster, a pugilist, nuns and children at a school - some images last a few seconds, others for a minute or more. The scratches, blisters, and bygone look of the footage suggest time's passage. Only the dervish, who begins and ends the film, is intact. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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Nearly all the clips incorporated into this film are from footage that has been damaged due to poor storage, neglect, or ravaged by time and the elements. Nothing was done to accelerate the decomposition process. See more »Crazy Credits
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I have seen a few films regarding the decay of old film stocks, but this one really brings out the beauty of such images. The slow moving images presented with this progressive avante-garde soundtrack brought back memories of the old school industrial musical movement of the late 70s and early 80s. But when it continues onwards to the scene of the Geisha girl lost in a soup of decay and stains and the music rose with its intensity I felt as if I was witnessing wonderfully horrific. I could actually feel my heart beginning to race with the onslaught of the images and sounds mixing together, moving faster and becoming more agitated and excited.
I recommend anyone looking for the modern "art" in films to give this one a try.