Elementary Phrases

Where to watch · United States

Not on any service here yet.

Elementary Phrases (1994)

Directed by Stan Brakhage, Phil Solomon

Animation · 33m

Colleagues at the University of Colorado at Boulder, the two began with strips of film Brakhage had painted on by hand, photographing them frame by frame with Solomon’s optical printer. They often printed two strips of film together, some of them containing images taken by Solomon, then chose from the images what Brakhage says “seemed to us natural phrases,” which Brakhage arranged into the final form. The result is a 40-minute silent film in which occasional hints of photographic images sometimes seem to peek through largely abstract shapes.

Rate it first

No account needed. Others' takes stay sealed until you rate.

?/10

Crew

Director
Stan Brakhage, Phil Solomon

Details

Release date
1994-01-01
Runtime
33m
Genres
Animation
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
No Language
Countries
United States of America