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Two classic films in which a still
photograph plays a crucial role.
In Michelangelo Antonioni’s Blow-Up, a cocky fashion photographer in
1960s Swinging London has his world turned upside down by his realization that
he may have inadvertently photographed a murder. The photos tell one story – but
what really happened? In Michael Snow’s Wavelength, four mysterious
events happen inside a New York loft as the camera slowly, relentlessly zooms
toward an image on the opposite wall. Paradoxically, as the frame narrows in
scope and nears its destination, the film takes on an almost spiritual
intensity. One of the most influential and written-about works of the 1960s.
Program:
Michelangelo Antonioni, Blow-Up (1966), 111 minutes, 35mm, color/sound
Michael Snow, Wavelength (1967), 45 minutes, 16mm, color/sound
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Negative and positive: two stills from Michael Snow's Wavelength. The camera relentlessly approaches a mysterious image on the wall. |
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FILM AND SPIRIT
is a Film Love event, programmed and hosted by Andy Ditzler for Frequent Small
Meals. Film Love exists to provide access to great but rarely-screened films,
and to promote awareness of the rich history of experimental and avant-garde
film. Film Love was voted Best Film Series in Atlanta by the critics of Creative
Loafing in 2006.
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