Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One (1968)
1h 15m
Running Time
October 28, 1968Release Date
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One (1968)
1h 15m
Running Time
October 28, 1968Release Date
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Plot.
In Manhattan's Central Park, a film crew directed by William Greaves is shooting a screen test with various pairs of actors. It's a confrontation between a couple: he demands to know what's wrong, she challenges his sexual orientation. Cameras shoot the exchange, and another camera records Greaves and his crew. Sometimes we watch the crew discussing this scene, its language, and the process of making a movie. Is there such a thing as natural language? Are all things related to sex? The camera records distractions - a woman rides horseback past them; a garrulous homeless vet who sleeps in the park chats them up. What's the nature of making a movie?
Where to Watch.
Subs
SubsCurrently Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel
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This Movie Is About.
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Cast & Crew.
Patricia Ree Gilbert
Self - Actress Testing for Alice
Don Fellows
Self - Actor Testing for Freddy
Jonathan Gordon
Self - Soundman
Bob Rosen
Self - Production Manager
William Greaves
Self - Director
Susan Anspach
Self - Actress Testing for Alice
Audrey Heningham
Self - Black Lady Clapping her Hands
Stevan Larner
Self - Cameraman
Robert L. Rosen
Himself / Production Manager (as Bob Rosen) / Production Manager
Terence Macartney-Filgate
Self - Cameraman
Maria Zeheri
Self - Camera Assistant
Nicky Kaplan
Sound
John W. Reavis Jr.
Sound
John Pollard
Sound
Miles Davis
Composer
Media.
Details.
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Wiki.
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One is a 1968 American experimental documentary film written, directed, co-produced and edited by filmmaker and documentarian William Greaves. The film is shot and presented in the style of a cinéma vérité documentary, attempting to capture and examine pure reality unhindered by the presence of the cameras all around. It is notable for the inherent layers of metatextual storytelling, with a documentary inside a documentary inside a documentary.
In 2015, Symbiopsychotaxiplasm was selected by the United States Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry, deeming it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm Collection.
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