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Arthur Lipsett’s incisive look at human might, majesty and mayhem, compiled from some peculiar newsreel items of the twentieth century. The filmmaker calls this ‘additional material for a time capsule’, but his arrangement of pictures combined with Ron Alexander’s soundtrack makes it almost explosive. There are hundreds of items, once front-page news, but all wryly grotesque when seen in this reshuffle of the past. (Awards: San Francisco, Venice)
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
323053
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Film festivals - Canada - Vancouver - Awards
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Film festivals - Italy - Venice - Awards
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)