George Manupelli – Cry Dr. Chicago (1971)

The Chicago films do not use actors. Instead, the main characters are played by major avant garde talents from other creative fields. Dr. Chicago is played by renowned composer Alvin Lucier whose stream-of-consciousness soliloquies in the films are punctuated by his ferocious stutter. Painter and performance artist Mary Ashley, a primary member of the legendary ONCE Group, smolders throughout as Chicago’s girlfriend, Sheila Marie.

Steve Paxton, originator of the revolutionary dance form, Contact Improvisation, plays a mute naif who dances his part. Sometimes he seems to be dancing in a movie of his own making. Israeli mime Claude Kipnis, heir to Marcel Marceau, switches seamlessly to a speaking role as an international criminal and Chicago’s archenemy. The distinguished American composer Robert Ashley, known internationally for his work in operatic forms, created the soundtracks for the Chicago Trilogy.

The Dr. Chicago films thrive on wordplay and slapstick bordering on Dada. They also forecast, 35 years earlier, contemporary issues such as racism, sexism, gay rights, immigration, presidential spying, privatization of jails, abuse of political prisoners, commercialization of healthcare, and the environmental degradation of Native American lands.

Cry Dr Chicago (George Manupelli 1971).mkv

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Runtime: 	1 h 36 min
Size: 	1.40 GiB
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Language(s):English
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