Black and white stock footage, much of it scratched or blistered, illustrates a Michael Gordon symphony. A whirling dervish, couples laughing, a soldier trying to take advantage of a flower vendor, a camel caravan moving across the horizon, a single plane and then others, paratroopers in the sky, a mining disaster, a pugilist, nuns and children at a school - some images last a few seconds, others for a minute or more. The scratches, blisters, and bygone look of the footage suggest time’s passage. Only the dervish, who begins and ends the film, is intact. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 7.2/10 | |
Released: | October 3, 2003 | |
Runtime: | 70 min | |
Genres: | Documentary | |
Countries: | United States | |
Companies: | Hypnotic Pictures | |
Cast: | Tsuru Aoki Julia Calhoun Margaret Cullington | |
Crew: | Bill Morrison | |
fessologue : Thank you for your comment that drew my attention to this germ. Loved it. Yes, not common....