The Flicker (1965)
- Directed by
- Tony Conrad
- Genre
- experimental film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 30 min
- Rating
- 5.4 of 10 from 25 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film consists almost entirely of alternating solid black and white frames. The changing pace of this flicker creates strong strobe effects. It is a stripped-down visual experience designed to affect the viewer directly.
hypnoticdisorientingintenseminimalistrepetitivephysically demandingabstractsilent
What happens
The Flicker is a 1966 American experimental film by Tony Conrad. Aside from its opening credits, the film uses only solid black or white frames. It changes the rate at which it switches between black and white frames to produce stroboscopic effects. Conrad spent several months designing the film before shooting it in a matter of days. He produced and distributed The Flicker with the help of Jonas Mekas. The film is now recognized as a key work of structural filmmaking. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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