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Pulling Mouth

8 min

An unblinking, slowed-down close-up that turns a face into an unsettling, hypnotic study of distortion.

Directed by
Bruce Nauman
Overview
This is one of the "Slo-Mo" series of films Nauman shot. Here he distorts his mouth with his fingers for the duration of the film in an inverted, close-up image.
How it feels
Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Identity, madness, art
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    None
    Era
    timeless
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance0
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight3

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    Directed by
    Bruce Nauman
    Runtime
    8 min
    Country
    United States of America

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