| Edition |
Special edition. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (75 min., 99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 360 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 360.
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| System Details |
DVD; region 1, NTSC; Dolby digital mono; Take one: fullscreen (1.33:1) presenation; Take 2 1/2: widescreen (1.78:1) presentation. |
| Cast |
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm take one: Patricia Ree Gilbert, Don Fellows, Jonathan Gordon, Bob Rosen, William Greaves. |
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Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: take 2 1/2: Audrey Henningham, Shannon Baker, Jonathan Gordon, Marcia Karp, Steve Buscemi. |
| Credits |
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm take one: Directors of photography, Terry Filgate, Stevan Larner ; music by Miles Davis. |
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Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: take 2 1/2: Cinematography, Terrence McCartney-Filgate, Phil Parmet, Stevan Larner, Henry Adebonojo, Jonathan Weaver ; editor, Christopher Osborn. |
| Note |
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm take one originally produced as a motion picture in 1968. |
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Symbiopsychotaxiplasm : take 2 1/2 originally produced as a motion picture in 2005. |
| Summary |
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm take one: There have been many films about their own making, but few that examine the creative process from so many perspectives as this one. Greaves uses the shooting of one scene to analyze film production, beginning with directorial fallibility, the inherently collaborative nature of film making, and the creative possibilities that emerge from hardship. In the end, this renders the line between documentary and fiction moot, as Greaves opts for a controlled chaos that transforms the film, into an artifact placed far beyond recognized cinematic norms. |
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Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: take 2 1/2: This film begins with two different actors (whose original footage was unused), playing the characters from "Take One," meeting after a long time apart. Many of the characters and some of the original crew members return, and appear to be playing versions of themselves rather than themselves, adding layers of reflexivity to the film. With old and new versions juxtaposed, Greaves seems to be analyzing the first film with greater perspective, and re-analyzing the second, too. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Note |
Special features: Discovering William Greaves (61 min.) ; Theatrical trailer ; Steve Bucemi interview (13 min.) |
| Language |
English dialogue with optional subtitles in English. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Motion picture actors and actresses -- Drama.
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Motion picture producers and directors -- Drama.
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Motion picture industry in motion pictures -- Drama.
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Motion pictures -- Production and direction -- Drama.
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Central Park (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Experimental films.
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Documentary-style films.
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| Added Author |
Greaves, William.
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Soderbergh, Steven, 1963-
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Melamed, Manuel.
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Archambault, Louise.
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Gilbert, Patricia Ree.
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Fellows, Don, 1922-2007.
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Gordon, Jonathan.
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Rosen, Robert, 1940-
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Henningham, Audrey.
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Baker, Shannon.
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Karp, Marcia, 1942-
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Buscemi, Steve, 1957-
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Janus Films.
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William Greaves Productions.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Note |
Title on container: Symbiopsychotaxiplasm : two takes by William Greaves |
| Added Title |
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm take one.
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Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: take 2 1/2.
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Discovering William Greaves.
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| ISBN |
1934121088 |
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9781934121085 |
| Standard No. |
715515021029 |
| Music No. |
CC1660D Criterion Collection |
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