Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One poster

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One

1971·75'

William Greaves

★ 6.8

Stills

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In Manhattan's Central Park, a film crew directed by William Greaves is shooting a screen test with various pairs of actors. It's a confrontation between a couple: he demands to know what's wrong, she challenges his sexual orientation. Cameras shoot the exchange, and another camera records Greaves and his crew. Sometimes we watch the crew discussing this scene, its language, and the process of making a movie. Is there such a thing as natural language? Are all things related to sex? The camera records distractions - a woman rides horseback past them; a garrulous homeless vet who sleeps in the park chats them up. What's the nature of making a movie?

Cast

Patricia Ree Gilbert Patricia Ree Gilbert Self - Actress Testing for Alice
Don Fellows Don Fellows Self - Actor Testing for Freddy
Jonathan Gordon Jonathan Gordon Self - Soundman
William Greaves William Greaves Self - Director
Susan Anspach Susan Anspach Self - Actress Testing for Alice (uncredited)
Audrey Heningham Black Lady Clapping Her Hands (uncredited)
Stevan Larner Stevan Larner Self - Cameraman (uncredited)
Terence Macartney-Filgate Terence Macartney-Filgate Self - Cameraman (uncredited)
Maria Zeheri Self - Camera Assistant (uncredited)
Robert L. Rosen Self - Production Manager (as Bob Rosen)
Louise Archambault Greaves Louise Archambault Greaves Self - Actress Testing for Alice (uncredited)

Screenings in Brussels

No upcoming screenings.