Asparagus (1979)
March 17, 1979Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Currently Asparagus is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.
Suzan Pitt
Director / Painter / Creator
Richard Teitelbaum
Original Music Composer / Music
Archie Peltier
Construction Coordinator
Charles Norton
Lighting Design
Mathew Ballien
Animation
Ken Brown
Animation
Jody Culkin
Animation / Painter / Modeling
Jim D'Agostino
Painter
Jane Dickson
Painter
Tim Hartin
Painter
Rebecca High
Animation
David Mahaffey
Painter
Guy Mitchison
Painter
Susan Rubin
Painter
James M. Shook
Animation / Painter / Creative Consultant / Technical Advisor
Marilyn Smith
Painter
Media.
Details.
This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Asparagus is a 1979 American experimental animated short film written and directed by Suzan Pitt. Featuring music composed by Richard Teitelbaum, the film was produced over the course of four years, while Pitt was in residence at Harvard University and in Berlin, Germany. The animated portions of the film were accomplished through the use of hand-painted cels; a physical model set and puppetry are also utilized.
Asparagus premiered in January 1979 at the Whitney Museum in New York City, where it screened for two weeks. It was also shown alongside the 1977 feature film Eraserhead for nearly two years, during the latter's run of midnight screenings in New York and Los Angeles. Asparagus has been characterized as a surrealist work, and has been analyzed for its exploration of identity, gender, sexuality, and the human psyche through a feminist lens.