Movie Details
Theatrical Release:March 3rd, 2001
Original Language:English
Wall of Death (2001)
DirectorMarco Brambilla
2 minMar 3rd, 2001
Plot
In the carnival act Wall of Death first performed in the 1930s a motorcyclist rides around the inside of a wooden drum maintaining a delicate state of equilibrium between centrifugal force and gravity The video is made up of a series of motion loops that become progressively shorter creating the illusion of continuous motion The rider is caught in a neverending never decelerating circle The editing technique inspired by the Kinetoscope films popular during the time the act was widely performed
