3 Films by Hans Richter.
ALLES DREHT SICH, ALLES BEWEGT SICH (1929) (00:03:25)
RHYTHM 23 (1923) (00:03:22)
TWO PENCE MAGIC (1930) (00:02:17)Read More »
Short Film
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Hans Richter – Alles dreht sich, Alles bewegt sich / Rhythm 23 / Two pence magic (1923 – 1930)
1921-1930ExperimentalGermanyHans RichterShort FilmWeimar Republic cinema -
Hans Richter – Filmstudie (1926)
1921-1930ExperimentalGermanyHans RichterShort FilmWeimar Republic cinema -
Wim van der Linden – Rape (1966)
1961-1970Amos Vogel: Film as a Subversive ArtExploitationNetherlandsShort FilmWim van der Linden“This beautiful example of far-fetched blasphemy accompanies a happy, ugly nun into the woods for her constitutional, replete with charming bird noises. Praying to and fondling a priapic mushroom, she is unaware of the evil rapist shadowing her. When the rape occurs, it is in long shot, hidden from view, under a huge tree. Articles of clothes and her cross sail through the air; the tree – entirely dominating the screen – sways rhythmically and repeatedly. A few minutes later it stops; then another tree, a few feet away, begins to sway in identical fashion. The rapist finally emerges, exhausted.”
Amos Vogel, Film as a Subversive ArtRead More »
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Forugh Farrokhzad – The House is Black aka Khaneh siah ast (1963)
1961-1970Amos Vogel: Film as a Subversive ArtDocumentaryForugh FarrokhzadIranShort FilmFrom Village Voice: In 1962, beloved and controversial poetess Forugh Farrokhzad went to Azerbaijan and made this short film on the grounds of a leper colony, presaging in 22 minutes the entirety of the Iranian new wave and the international quasi-genre of “poetic nonfiction.” It’s a blackjack of a movie, soberly documenting the village of lost ones with an astringently ethical eye, freely orchestrating scenes and simply capturing others, while on the soundtrack Farrokhzad reads her own poetry in a plaintive murmur—this in the same year as Vivre sa Vie and La Jetée. (Chris Marker has long been a passionate fan, as has Abbas Kiarostami, whose The Wind Will Carry Us owes its title and climactic verse to Farrokhzad.) It was the only substantial piece of cinema Farrokhzad ever made. Five years later, having already attained near legendary status in Iran for her writing, she was killed in a car crash at the age of 32, guaranteeing her posthumous fame as a feminist touchstone for generations of angry Persian women.Read More »
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Roy Andersson – Någonting har hänt aka Something Happened (1987)
1981-1990ArthouseRoy AnderssonShort FilmSwedenQuote:
In Roy Andersson’s film work, the ambition is to come as close to the truth as possible. In some instances this objective has put Andersson in a difficult position with those who commission works from him. One example is the film Something Happened – an information film about AIDS, commissioned by the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare – on which he began work in 1986. When Andersson in 1987 had three-fourths of the film completed, the Board forced him to stop production. The official explanation was that the film was too dark in its message, and it went unseen by the public for a number of years.Read More » -
Roy Andersson – Besöka sin son AKA Visiting One’s Son (1967)
1961-1970ArthouseRoy AnderssonShort FilmSwedenQuote:
Mother, father and sister visit the adult son in the family in his small apartment for a dinner. The father gives one critical view after the other about his sons life.Roy Anderssons school shorts has not got the same aesthetics as his most well-known works; “You, the Living”, “World of Glory” and “Songs from the Second Floor”. But it is easy to compare them to his other early works, such as “A Swedish Love Story” and “Giliap”. This is the first of major three school films Roy Andersson made. All released recently by Scanbox and SFI in a dvd collection containing the best known Andersson shorts.Read More »
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Todd Rohal – Hillbilly Robot (2001)
2001-2010ComedyMumblecoreShort FilmTodd RohalUSAQuote:
A suspected robot and his family are tormented and ridiculed by small-minded townsfolk and harassed by an angry Bulgarian.Quote:
“A weirdly touching parable of human obsolescence…a strange funny, very smart film,” or so said Andy Markowitz of the Baltimore City Paper (which also named it “Film of the Year” in 2002). This film features many cast members who would later be seen in THE GUATEMALAN HANDSHAKE and a portion of its breakdancing scene appears in David Gordon Green’s film, SNOW ANGELS.Read More » -
Marv Newland – Bambi Meets Godzilla (1969)
1951-1960AnimationCanadaKaiju-eigaMarv NewlandShort FilmBambi is contentedly nibbling the grass, seemingly unaware of his impending encounter with Godzilla. What will happen when the two finally meet?Read More »
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Barry Jenkins – My Josephine (2003)
2001-2010Barry JenkinsMumblecoreShort FilmUSATaken from NY Mag
His 2003 short My Josephine is a lovely, impressionistic look at an Arab man and woman who work in a laundromat, washing American flags for free. That may make it sound like a Message Movie, but it’s not. Told from the perspective of the lovelorn male in this relationship, this is a quiet, unassumingly lyrical film, shot with the kind of detail that reveals both the director’s understanding of human nature and his keen eye for evocative imagery.Read More »