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Vite
5.4

Vite

Dec. 31, 1969

Vite

In 1969, the painter-sculptor Daniel Pommereulle made his third film, this one financed by Sylvina Boissonnas. Although only a short, Vite was ...
The Cradles
6.6

The Cradles

Jan. 31, 1931

The Cradles

A woman rocks a cradle; a man comes to land from the sea, but leaves to view it from a distance. Release: Les Berceaux 1931 1080p CINET WEB-DL ...
Return to Reason
6.4

Return to Reason

Sep. 06, 1923

Return to Reason

Experimental film, white specks and shapes gyrating over a black background, the light-striped torso of Kiki of Montparnasse (Alice Prin), a ...
In continuo
8.5

In continuo

Jan. 26, 1971

In continuo

“In continuo” uses slaughterhouse imagery to present the warlike nature of man, first depicting the cleaning and mechanical ...
A Voyage on the North Sea
5.2

A Voyage on the North Sea

Marcel Broodthaers’ film and book, both titled A Voyage on the North Sea which were distributed together as part and parcel of the same ...
They Had It Coming
4.6

They Had It Coming

Jan. 15, 2015

They Had It Coming

A movie by Jon Jost, who is the maestro of the American experimental movie world. The film tells us the strange incidents that happen in the ...
Big Bang Love, Juvenile A
6.7

Big Bang Love, Juvenile A

An unknown future. A boy confesses to the murder of another in an all-boy juvenile detention facility. More an exercise in style than ...
Light From the Tower
6.0

Light From the Tower

Apr. 14, 2020

Light From the Tower

A costume designer is sent to the Catskills for an interactive theatre piece set in the 1920s. When she arrives things seem dark, strange and ...
Diagonal Symphony
6.0

Diagonal Symphony

Nov. 04, 1924

Diagonal Symphony

A tilted figure, consisting largely of right angles at the beginning, grows by accretion, with the addition of short straight lines and curves ...
End of Summer
6.5

End of Summer

Nov. 13, 2014

End of Summer

A hypnotic and slow-burning journey through the austere landscapes of the island of South Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsula. Shot on black and ...
I Take These Truths
6.3

I Take These Truths

Oct. 13, 1995

I Take These Truths

This film is entirely hand-painted and is composed of such an evolution of variably colored shapes that their inter-action with each other should ...
Venus in the Garden
5.0

Venus in the Garden

Apr. 10, 2011

Venus in the Garden

Mid-summer heatwave. Nikos and Alain, two male prostitutes and a female pimp, Monica, get tangled in a peculiar relationship after meeting in a ...
Plastic Jesus
6.9

Plastic Jesus

Jan. 01, 1971

Plastic Jesus

Tom is a young guy from Zagreb, completely without money, trying to make films in Belgrade. He somehow manages to survive with a help of women. ...
Like a Dream that Vanishes
5.3

Like a Dream that Vanishes

“Like a Dream That Vanishes” continues Sternberg’s work in film both thematically and formally: the ephemerality of life echoed ...
Our Lady of the Sphere
5.4

Our Lady of the Sphere

Jun. 27, 1969

Our Lady of the Sphere

Animation using woodcuts to craft a bizarre science fiction experiment. Moving spheres, such as balloons and bubbles, are superimposed on static ...
Skyscraper Symphony
5.9

Skyscraper Symphony

Apr. 30, 1929

Skyscraper Symphony

A montage of the skyscrapers of Manhattan opens with a succession of stationary views of the upper portions of numerous buildings. This is ...
Still Life
7.8

Still Life

Jun. 29, 1974

Still Life

A minimalist study of lonely, isolated existence. Mohamad Sardari has spent thirty years at a remote outpost raising and lowering a gate to keep ...
From the Notebook of…
6.9

From the Notebook of…

Nov. 06, 1971

From the Notebook of…

From the Notebook Of… was shot in Florence and takes as its point of departure Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks and Paul Valéry’s ...
Cremaster 3
7.1

Cremaster 3

May. 15, 2002

Cremaster 3

CREMASTER 3 (2002) is set in New York City and narrates the construction of the Chrysler Building, which is in itself a character – host to ...