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Release Date:
October 28, 1968
Original Title:
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
Alternate Titles:
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm
Genres:
Documentary
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
US: R
Runtime: 75
In Manhattan's Central Park, a film crew directed by William Greaves is shooting a screen test with various pairs of actors. It's a confrontation between a couple: he demands to know what's wrong, she challenges his sexual orientation. Cameras shoot the exchange, and another camera records Greaves and his crew. Sometimes we watch the crew discussing this scene, its language, and the process of making a movie. Is there such a thing as natural language? Are all things related to sex? The camera records distractions - a woman rides horseback past them; a garrulous homeless vet who sleeps in the park chats them up. What's the nature of making a movie?
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Director:
William Greaves
Director of Photography:
Terence Macartney-Filgate
Stevan Larner
Editor:
William Greaves
Music:
Miles Davis
Producer:
William Greaves
Production Manager:
Robert L. Rosen
Sound:
John W. Reavis Jr.
John Pollard
Nicky Kaplan
Jonathan Gordon
Writer:
William Greaves
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