Unseen cinema. 7, Viva la dance. Soul of the cypress / Cineric, Inc. presents ; a Dudley Murphy production ; a Red Seal picture.
Viva La Dance is part of the film retrospective Unseen Cinema that explores long-forgotten American experimental cinema. Shot at Point Lobos, California in 1920, Dudley Murphy's first Visual Symphony was very well received when screened commercially in New York in 1921, establishing Murphy as...
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| Other title: | Unseen cinema : early American avant-garde film 1893-1941. Viva la dance : the beginnings of ciné-dance. |
| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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Filmmakers Showcase,
1921.
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| Summary: | Viva La Dance is part of the film retrospective Unseen Cinema that explores long-forgotten American experimental cinema. Shot at Point Lobos, California in 1920, Dudley Murphy's first Visual Symphony was very well received when screened commercially in New York in 1921, establishing Murphy as one of the earliest avant-garde filmmakers in America. A pornographic coda [removed and not included in this version] was anonymously added sometime later, forming an intriguing commentary on its themes. --David James. Boston-born Dudley Murphy was an engineering student, World War I pilot, and movie set decorator before launching his directing career with a series of evocative short films including the first American avant-garde film to be screened in New York City, "The Song of the Cypress" (1921). These musically driven experiments culminated in the jazz-infused Ballet Mecanique, and influenced his later Hollywood and independent features, including "The Emperor Jones" (1933). --Susan Delson. 35mm 1.33:1 black and white color tint tone silent with music 16fps 9:09 minutes. Production: Visual Symphony Productions, Inc. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed July 24, 2020) "Early American avant-garde film 1893-1941" |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (11 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 00:10:11 |
| Production Credits: | Music, Claude Debussy. |
| Language: | Intertitles in English. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Public performance rights obtained |