Works in the Field
Mountain landscapes, Manhattan cityscapes and images from magazine covers and television news are fragmented through optical printing with computer generated mattes. Intercut with a found documentary about family life in Malaysia, the film becomes an essay on reading. Watching the film is like an accelerated game of Concentration with glimpses of the image appearing inside swirling grids. The juxtaposition of the gridded sequences to the conventionally assembled Malaysian footage formulates an inquiry into the nature and meaning of the "document" in cinema.
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| Year | 1978 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Director | Bill Brand |
| Runtime | 37 min. |
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Works in the Field is an acquired taste at 0.0/10. We recommend checking the trailer and synopsis before diving in.
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A classic from 1978. They don't make them like this anymore — which is exactly why you should watch it. Best for: genre fans and those open to something unconventional.
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