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Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One (1968)

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NR 1 hr 15 minOct 28th, 1968DocumentarySymbiopsychotaxiplasm Collection PosterPart of Symbiopsychotaxiplasm Collection
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In Manhattan's Central Park, a film crew directed by William Greaves is shooting a screen test with various pairs of actors. It's a confrontation between a couple: he demands to know what's wrong, she challenges his sexual orientation. Cameras shoot the exchange, and another camera records Greaves and his crew. Sometimes we watch the crew discussing this scene, its language, and the process of making a movie. Is there such a thing as natural language? Are all things related to sex? The camera records distractions - a woman rides horseback past them; a garrulous homeless vet who sleeps in the park chats them up. What's the nature of making a movie?
StarringPatricia Ree Gilbert Don FellowsJonathan Gordon
DirectorWilliam Greaves
WriterWilliam Greaves

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:October 28th, 1968
On DVD & Blu-ray:December 5th, 2006 - Buy DVD
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Take One Productions
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One on the Web:Official Website
Movie Tags:
experimentalavant-gardefilmmakingfilm directorcinéma vériténon-narrativefilm within a filmfilm crewbig citycameraman

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm Collection

A one-of-a-kind fiction/documentary hybrid series.