A Movie (1958)

Directed by

Bruce Conner

Genre

drama

Country

United States

Runtime

12 min

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 48 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a fast-paced collage of old film clips from newsreels, old movies, and other sources. The images are cut together quickly to the music of Pines of Rome, creating a strange and energetic montage.

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What happens

A Movie (styled as A MOVIE) is a 1958 experimental collage film by American artist Bruce Conner. It combines pieces of found footage taken from various sources such as newsreels, soft-core pornography, and B movies, all set to a score featuring Ottorino Respighi's Pines of Rome. The film is recognized as a landmark work in American experimental cinema, particularly as an early example of found footage. A Movie was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1994. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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