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Thanatopsis

Thanatopsis

1963Short⏱️ 5m
Short
6.5
IMDB Rating
408 votes

Introducing some innovative film techniques, Emshwiller won a Special Award at the Brussels Experimental Film Festival for this expression of internal anguish. He described the film as "The confrontation of a man and his torment. ...

Director
Ed Emshwiller
Writers
N/A
Stars
Becky Arnold, Mac Emshwiller
Release Date
May 25, 1963
Language
English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

👤
Becky Arnold
👤
Mac Emshwiller

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White

🏷️ Keywords

experimental shortheartbeat

🎯 Categories

Short

⭐ Featured Review

dynamic visual poetry
by elag2002-12-17
10/10

"This is one of my favorite experimental films. Emshwiller has created a dynamic visual poetry in graphic black and white. It is a dance of emotion and anguish. The sound track is equally dynamic: an audio collage of power saws and heartbeats which create great tension as well as excruciating beauty...."

📖 Synopsis

Introducing some innovative film techniques, Emshwiller won a Special Award at the Brussels Experimental Film Festival for this expression of internal anguish. He described the film as "The confrontation of a man and his torment. ...