What's Wrong with This Picture? 1 (1971)
A found, utilitarian object, the overtly moralizing educational film “How to be a Good Citizen,” is elevated to the status of ‘art’. First presented unaltered and then in Landow’s color facsimile, the film is further modified by applying an opaque matte that creates a spatial paradox. - Harvard Film Archive
Director: Owen Land
Runtime: 5 min
Release Date: January 1, 1971
Original Language: en
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- What is What's Wrong with This Picture? 1 about?
- A found, utilitarian object, the overtly moralizing educational film “How to be a Good Citizen,” is elevated to the status of ‘art’. First presented unaltered and then in Landow’s color facsimile, the film is further modified by applying an opaque matte that creates a spatial paradox. - Harvard Film Archive
- Who directed What's Wrong with This Picture? 1?
- What's Wrong with This Picture? 1 was directed by Owen Land.
- How long is What's Wrong with This Picture? 1?
- What's Wrong with This Picture? 1 has a runtime of 5m (5 minutes).