The read
It runs a compact 1h 10m.
Synopsis
A meditation on the human quest to transcend physicality, constructed from decaying archival footage and set to an original symphonic score.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes87%
Metacritic67/100
25 audience votes
Key crew
- Bill MorrisonDirector
- Bill MorrisonWriter
- Michael GordonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Tsuru AokiSelf - Geisha (archive footage)
- Julia CalhounSelf - Old Angry Woman (archive footage)
- William S. HartSelf - Cowboy (archive footage)
- Eddie LyonsSelf - Laughing Clerk (archive footage)
- Margaret CullingtonSelf - Maggie Jiggs (archive footage)
- Marc McDermottSelf - Judge (archive footage)
- Mary PickfordSelf (archive footage)
- Pearl WhiteSelf - Laughing Woman (archive footage)
Stills
Themes
black and whitedecayrepurposed footage