This film presents a series of flickering frames of primary colors to groaning tape manipulations. ‘Though I have worked extensively in various media, from music to poetry to film to performance to multimedia and installation art, there is a single thread that runs through most of my creative work: I am fascinated by the potential of light and sound to produce sheer magic.’ (V. Grauer)
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Arnulf Rainer
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The Flicker Film
Famous animator McLaren’s most abstract film, The Flicker Film, is marginalized to the point of being officially labelled as “unfinished” and thus ‘un
Film details
- Productieland
- USA
- Jaar
- 1966
- Festivaleditie
- IFFR 2008
- Lengte
- 9'
- Medium/Formaat
- 16mm
