Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One(1968)
75 min · Documentary · Directed by William Greaves
Released
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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Not available to stream, rent, or buy in the US yet.
US release dates
- Premiere
- March 30, 2006
- Theatrical
- October 28, 1968
- Back in theaters (exact date in 1971 is unknown but since I have to add a date I'll leave it as 1/1 source: https://www.filmcomment.com/queer-now-then-1971-symbiopsychotaxiplasm-take-one/)
- January 1, 1971
