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Movie poster: Winter Solstice (1974)
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Winter Solstice

1974 · 33 min Documentary
5.1 / 10 · TMDB

Shot at a steel mill, Winter Solstice is full of outpourings of fire, of smoke, of sparks, of molten metal — all erupting against an otherwise black background in an activated pictorial space.

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Year 1974
Country United States of America
Genre Documentary
Director Hollis Frampton
Runtime 33 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.1/10 (16 votes)

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The film constructs a mesmerizing, nearly abstract portrait of industrial labor, relying on the stark contrast between void-like darkness and eruptions of molten light. It explores the primal beauty of creation through transformation, where machinery and element become one.

What lingers after viewing is the hypnotic rhythm of fire and the sense of witnessing a fundamental, alchemical process. The mill becomes a cathedral of elemental force. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Hollis Frampton

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In darkness, on the largest screen possible, to feel the heat and scale.

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