Film
Cinema Metaphysique No. 1-5
1972 · 16m
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Overview
This early work belongs in the company of Paik and Yalkut's classic collaborative "video-films," including Video Tape Study No. 3, Beatles Electronique, and Missa of Zen. To the accompaniment of the abrupt sonic interjections of Fluxus-affiliated composer Takehisa Kosugi, Yalkut's black and white film records brief, masked actions: an arm with clenching fist; a pair of faces, visible only about the eyes, which squint, gaze, and rest; Paik eating a slice of bread. Reminiscent of Beckett's theater, as well as the minimal movements of 1960s avant-garde dance, Cinéma Metaphysique is a study in gesture and stillness, noise and silence.
Crew
- Nam June PaikDirector
- Jud YalkutDirector
Details
- Release date
- January 1, 1972
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 16m
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