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Aquarian Rushes

1970 · 47 min

A hypnotic, acid-tinged collage of crowd and stage imagery that washes over you like a light show rather than a story.

Overview
"Comprises film and videotape from the August (1969) epic freak-out in New York State (White Lake- "Woodstock") with all the groups you can name, and a cast of half a million. Unlike the Rolling Stones films shown on British television, this is full-color and the techniques are more imaginative and acid-based than the Stones film, good as that was." – Alex Gross, London "International Times." Selected for the Montreal International Festival of Film in 16mm at the Museé des Beaux Arts; the Encounter With The American Cinema at Sorrento, Italy, 1970 (Selection of Martin Scorcese); and the Museum of Modern Art in Paris American Underground Film Weekend. Silent version premiered in 1969, accompanied by video and light show, in the extended opening program of Global Village in New York City.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • music
    • art
    • freedom
    • identity
    Places
    • countryside
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • found footage
    • nonlinear
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension2
    Darkness2
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Jud Yalkut
    Runtime
    47 min
    Country
    United States of America

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