Film in Which There Appear Edge Lettering, Sprocket Holes, Dirt Particles, Etc.
Film in Which There Appear... is a six-minute loop of the double-printed image of a "China girl" or "Shirley card", her image off-center, making visible the sprocket holes and edge lettering on the film. According to Land, within the loop, "no development in the dramatic or musical sense" occurs. Fred Camper described Film in Which There Appear... as "a kind of Duchampian found object, a [...] film that focuses attention on the medium and the viewer." There also exists a 20-minute "widescreen version" involving two prints of the film projected side-by-side, with the left print flipped horizontally so that the "China girl" forms an almost complete face in the center.
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📋 Film Details
| Year | 1966 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Director | Owen Land |
| Runtime | 6 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 4.0/10 (23 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
The film constructs its reality from the hidden artifacts of the medium: sprocket holes, edge lettering, and dirt. It relies on the concept of the found object, shifting focus from illusion to the physical filmstrip itself, exploring the boundaries of cinematic materiality.
What lingers after viewing is a sense of perceptual deconstruction, where the act of seeing becomes the primary event. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Owen Land
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In complete silence, on a large screen, to appreciate the film's materiality.
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