Hapax Legomena I: Nostalgia
Michael Snow narrates a series of Hollis Frampton's photographs (speaking as Frampton, in the first person)—as each picture catches fire on a hot plate.
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| Year | 1971 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Hollis Frampton |
| Runtime | 36 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 6.4/10 (31 votes) |
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Snow constructs the film around a single, potent act: the ritual burning of photographs. He explores the fragility of memory and the paradox of preservation through destruction, relying on the tension between the narrator's calm monologue and the visceral drama of each image's demise.
What lingers after viewing is a profound meditation on time and ephemera, where each curling photograph becomes a memento mori for the captured moment itself. The experience is hauntingly austere. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Hollis Frampton
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