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Visual Variations on Noguchi (1945)

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Runtime : 4M

Director : Marie Menken

Synopsis

A voice occasionally says a word or two: "on the sidewalk" or "lithium" or a woman's name. A hand-held camera frames parts of sculptures, or moves across their surfaces, sometimes slowly, sometimes quickly, almost always in close-up. The soundtrack, in addition to the voice, is discordant music. Light and shadows are paramount. Sometimes the camera repeats up and down movements; once, a set of jump cuts brings an object closer. The music can be shrill in contrast to the sculptures. Almost entirely of wood, they are the work of Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988): Abstract, usually smooth and rounded (but not always).

Actors

Crews

Marie Menken
Marie Menken
Director
Lucille Dlugoszewski
Lucille Dlugoszewski
Music
Ralph Dorazio
Ralph Dorazio
Title Graphics
Isamu Noguchi
Isamu Noguchi
Sculptor

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