Zorns Lemma

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Audience Member A true avant-garde film that is hard to watch for the untrained eye. The film is expressively edited, featuring numerous implications and nods to factors of filmmaking - time, technicalities, philosophies - to create a profound experience divided in three sections. The contrast of visuals paired with the narration in both the first and last sequences creates an out-of-body consideration, mixed in with the realist symbolism of the long second sequence. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member One second shots of street signs starting with "A," "B" and so on, cycling through the alphabet, with a set of (unrelated?) images gradually replacing the individual letters. With an equally experimental prologue and epilogue, it lasts for an hour. It's hypnotic at times and not as unwatchable as it sounds, which may be why it has become semi-legendary avant garde effort; it's one of those films for cineastes to see once just to scratch it off the list. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member An intellectually challenging, exhausting, exasperating experimental film investigating how we create meaning: in film, in images, in language, in patterns, all toward an aim of showing that these mental hardships can lead to a kind of peace. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member This is borderline mind control. It accomplishes exactly what it wants to, but...well, I'm not sure I'd recommend this. It's a long, challenging hour. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member There are no films that are better than this one. There may be some that are as good (most of which are likely by Hollis Frampton as well) Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member To paraphrase a friend I saw the movie with, I felt like I was undergoing reprogramming for a religious cult. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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