Wedlock: a satirical fantasy

A fantasy which satirises the obscure symbolism of some “experimental” films. Skilled montage of quite disconnected shots adds up to excitement, and often to irony. However, the theme of disenchantment in marriage is treated only lightly, and is soon lost in a desire to exploit the effects of seeping, oozing liquids, intercut with portraits of problem people.

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Credits

co-director

Ed Spiegel

Louis Clyde Stoumen

Duration

00:04:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1951

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011769

Language

English

Subject categories

Comedy

Comedy → Satire

Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography, Composite

Experimental

Experimental → Experimental films - United States

Fantasy & Science Fiction

Fantasy & Science Fiction → Fantasy

Magic, Occult & Supernatural → Fantasy

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1951

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