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Abstract Film No. 1

1967 · 15 min

A hypnotic, cerebral experiment where shifting colored light and liquid reflections make you watch the machinery of image-making itself.

Overview
The concept of “expanded” cinema developed by Export and Peter Weibel involved radical experiments with the filmic apparatus and materialist investigations of the production of illusion. Abstract Film No. 1 is an example of this critical investigation of the technology of image production. A film projector casts light on a mirror with tinted liquids running across it. The actual image appears as a reflection on a screen—or an abstract film. —Christian Kravagna

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • technology
  • identity
Places
None
Era
timeless
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Action0
Horror2
Humour1
Realism2
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity8
Emotional weight2

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Directed by
Valie Export
Runtime
15 min

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