Four Shadows (1978)

Four Shadows (1978) poster

Four four-minute image sections and four four-minute sound sections are linked in all combinations of the sound sections with each of the image sections. This established affinities between each of the image sections to the others, and the sound sections to each other. The image sections are: surveyors measuring the land near my house as seen through an old window, a family of Siamang Gibbon apes in the Washington zoo, an industrial site, and a page turned from a book on Cézanne’s composition showing a diagram of his painting Mardi Gras, filmed against bright leaves. The sound sections are: a dramatic scene from Debussy’s opera “Pelléas et Mélisande”, a passage from William Wordworth’s autobiographical poem “The Prelude,” sounds from rowing on a lake at night, and the sounds of the apes vocalizing.

Director: Larry Gottheim
Runtime: 67 min
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Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Larry Gottheim

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Four Shadows about?
Four four-minute image sections and four four-minute sound sections are linked in all combinations of the sound sections with each of the image sections. This established affinities between each of the image sections to the others, and the sound sections to each other. The image sections are: surveyors measuring the land near my house as seen through an old window, a family of Siamang Gibbon apes in the Washington zoo, an industrial site, and a page turned from a book on Cézanne’s composition showing a diagram of his painting Mardi Gras, filmed against bright leaves. The sound sections are: a dramatic scene from Debussy’s opera “Pelléas et Mélisande”, a passage from William Wordworth’s autobiographical poem “The Prelude,” sounds from rowing on a lake at night, and the sounds of the apes vocalizing.
Who directed Four Shadows?
Four Shadows was directed by Larry Gottheim.
Who stars in Four Shadows?
Four Shadows stars Takahiko Iimura, Jonas Mekas, Peter Kubelka, Klaus Wyborny, Heinz Emigholz, Larry Gottheim.
How long is Four Shadows?
Four Shadows has a runtime of 1h 7m (67 minutes).
Where was Four Shadows produced?
Four Shadows was produced in United States of America.