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Prismatic and distorted, Francis Thompson shot the vibrant and fractured images with a Kodak Ciné-Special camera specially rigged with "secret" mirrors, kaleidoscopes and even reflective car hubcaps. His objective was to create a "complete and carefully integrated film using precisely...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Thompson, Francis, 1908-2003 (Director)
Format:	Video
Language:	No linguistic content
Published:	Los Angeles, CA : Flicker Alley, 2015.
Subjects:	Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) New York (State) > New York > Manhattan Feature films Experimental films Short films Short films. Experimental films. Feature films. Courts métrages. Films expérimentaux.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	Prismatic and distorted, Francis Thompson shot the vibrant and fractured images with a Kodak Ciné-Special camera specially rigged with "secret" mirrors, kaleidoscopes and even reflective car hubcaps. His objective was to create a "complete and carefully integrated film using precisely controlled camera distortion in a dramatically unfolding structure." The experience remains an exquisite time capsule that not only documents Manhattan during the 1950s but also, in the words of the New York Times, proffers "one of the few geniune masterpieces" of burgeoning experimental film movement in the United States. 35mm from 16mm 1.37:1 color sound; production assistance D.A. Pennebaker; music by Gene Forrell.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed January 02, 2018).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (16 min.)
Playing Time:	00:15:36
Awards:	Won 1959 Cannes Film Festival, Short Film
Production Credits:	Music, Gene Forrell.