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 (archiveFootage)
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Old Angry Woman (archiveFootage)
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Margaret Cullington | ... |
Maggie Jiggs (archiveFootage)
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| William S. Hart | ... |
Cowboy (archiveFootage)
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| Eddie Lyons | ... |
Laughing Clerk (archiveFootage)
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| Marc McDermott | ... |
Judge (archiveFootage)
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| Mary Pickford | ... |
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| Willie Ritchie | ... |
Boxer (archiveFootage)
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Laughing Woman (archiveFootage)
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Directed by
| Bill Morrison | ||
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| Bill Morrison | ... | () |
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| Bill Morrison | ... | producer |
Music by
| Michael Gordon | ||
Editing by
| Bill Morrison | ||
Editorial Department
| Jim Finn | ... | negative cutter |
| Scot Olive | ... | colorist: HD remastering |
Sound Department
| Luke DuBois | ... | sound designer |
| Jeff Formosa | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Michael Jordan | ... | re-recording mixer |
Production Companies
Distributors
- BFI Video (2004) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Decade Distribution (Canada)
- Icarus Films (2012) (United States)
- Other Cinema Digital (OCD) (2005) (United States) (DVD)
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Other Companies
- RealDCP (DCP production services)
Storyline
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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.
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This is the first film from the 2000's to be inducted into the National Film Registry. Which also makes it the first film from the 21st century to be inducted. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Film: The Living Record of Our Memory (2021). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | In memory of Hortense K. Becker, (1902-2001) 'Big Non' See more » |