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A Movie

1958 · 12 min

A hypnotic, jarring collage of old footage that plays like a dream logic puzzle, unsettling and oddly playful.

Directed by: Bruce Conner
Genres: Drama
Starring: Theodore Roosevelt

Overview: Bruce Conner's landmark experimental film consisting entirely of found footage edited to a new score.

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Directed by: Bruce Conner
Genres: Drama
Starring: Theodore Roosevelt

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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: media
violence
death
art
war
Places: None
Era: timeless
Audience: adult
Form: found footage
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	3
Humour	5
Realism	4
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Bruce Conner
Starring: Theodore Roosevelt
Runtime: 12 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: No Language

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