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A collage of film clips, stills and psychedelic images is, in director Francisco Birri's words, "a poem, a fantasy, a Rorschach test for the spectator, more visceral than rational, aimed less at conscious mind than at the subconscious.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955 (Author)
Other Authors:	Birri, Fernando, 1925-2017 (Screenwriter, Editor), Hill, Terence, 1939- (Actor), Di Giacomo, Francesco (Actor), Twen Obu, Issac (Actor), Juracik, Lidija (Actor)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	German Italian
Language Notes:	In Italian; with English, German, French subtitles.
Published:	Berlin : Filmgalerie 451, [2017]
Edition:	[Arsenal Edition].
Subjects:	Man-woman relationships > Drama. Mann, Thomas, > 1875-1955. > Vertauschten Köpfe > Film adaptations. Video art. Experimental films. Feature films.

Description
Summary:	A collage of film clips, stills and psychedelic images is, in director Francisco Birri's words, "a poem, a fantasy, a Rorschach test for the spectator, more visceral than rational, aimed less at conscious mind than at the subconscious. "Fernando Birri's ORG is a monstrous, three-hour long film that has only been screened extremely rarely since it premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 1979. The story of ORG is based on an ancient Indian legend, which Thomas Mann also drew on for his story The Transposed Heads. But above all, ORG is an experiment in perception that features over 26,000 cuts and some 700 audio tracks. ORG was partly funded by leading actor Mario Girotti (Terence Hill). Viewing the film today provides a kaleidoscopic insight into the experimental, aesthetic and political trends of the 1970s."--Container.
Item Description:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1979. Booklet (66 pages : color illustrations) with film notes and essays in English and German inserted in container. Extras: ORG, ein Videoessay (2013 ; 24 min.) in German ; Q&A with Settimio Presutto, audiorecording in Spanish/German ; ORG. Un Film di Fermaghorg, Fernando Burri's notebook in Italian, PDF. "40413"--Container spine.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (177 min.) : sound, color, with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (66 pages : illustrations ;18 cm)
Format:	DVD; PAL, region 0; aspect ratio: 4:3; Dolby Digital 2.0 sound format.
Production Credits:	Photography, Mario Masini, Ugo Piccone, Mario Vulpiani, Houston Simmons, Cesare Ferzi ; editing, Fernando Birri, Paolo Zamattio, Giuliano Nucci, Settimio Presutto ; music, Sergio Pagoni, Enrico Rava.
ISBN:	9783946274131 3946274137