Wintercourse (1962)
Until the mid-1980s, Paul Sharits thought he had destroyed 'Wintercourse'; one of his earliest works, rendered while at University studying where to put the brush on the canvas. Fortunately, he did not. If it's nothing else, 'Wintercourse' is a beautifully disoriented work of fundamentally representational cinema; at best marginally of a piece with his later 'flicker' creations (which remain stunning works, regardless of how theory-driven they might have been). Think of it as a trip through the day, but with all the coherent, recognizable moments discarded. As much as any work of so-called 'experimental' film (a debased term, I grant you), 'Wintercourse' suggests -- indeed, makes a credible case -- that the only temporal world worthy of our awareness is that which the eye records just before the mind comprehends.
Tom Sutpen
Channel: Film & Animation
Uploaded: July 2, 2006 at 2:27 pm
Author: Tasutpen
Length: 09:13
Rating: 5.00
Views: 1727
Tags: American Cinema New Paul Sharits
Video Comments
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TBPproduccions (November 21, 2007 at 6:27 pm)
Thanks for that video! some days before, I saw N:O:T:H:I:N:G, by Sharits, here in youtube. And I'm seein that other excellent work today. This is a wonderful week!
Thank you a lot.
Tasutpen (November 5, 2006 at 8:35 pm)
You're entirely welcome!
shimonlindemann (November 5, 2006 at 4:44 pm)
thank you thank you thank you for getting this stuff on here. glimpse of the garden, shartis,etc. had a huge impact on my life since seeing it in 1983 in a jj murphy film class and it is amazing to have access to it. even though this is lo-res it can still take you there. thank you. |
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