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This short film from Arthur Lipsett is an abstract collage of snippets from discarded footage found by Lipsett in the editing room of the National Film Board (where he worked as an animator), combined with his own black and white 16mm footage shot on the streets of Montreal and New York City, among other locations. A commentary on a machine-dominated society, it is often cited as an influence on George Lucas's Star Wars and his conceptualization of "The Force."
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📋 Film Details
| Year | 1963 |
| Country | Canada |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Director | Arthur Lipsett |
| Runtime | 10 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 6.7/10 (29 votes) |
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Arthur Lipsett constructs a cinematic palimpsest from discarded film trims and his own street footage. He relies on a rapid, associative montage to explore the tension between human spontaneity and the cold rhythm of the machine age.
What lingers after the final frame is a profound sense of unease about modernity. The film’s hypnotic, fragmented pulse feels eerily prescient, its influence quietly echoing in later cinematic revolutions. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Arthur Lipsett
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Watch in darkness with headphones to fully absorb the dense audio-visual collage.
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