First-Time Viewing
The Film That Rises to the Surface of Clarified Butter
Release Date:May 30, 1968
Running Time:9 min
Genres:Animation
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Synopsis
Two artists create grotesque characters; Two-dimensional drawings which somehow have a life of their own, that exist in the same space as real objects. The film seems to ask, "Isn't every filmmaking venture a series of repeated, once-negative images displayed alongside the real world?"
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