Secondary Currents (1982)

Secondary Currents is a film about the relationships between the mind and language. Delivered by an improbable narrator who speaks an extended assortment of nonsense, it is an 'imageless' film in which the shifting relationships between voice-over commentary and subtitled narration constitute a peculiar duet for voice, thought, speech, and sound. A kind of comic opera, the film is a dark metaphor for the order and entropy of language and has been the subject of a number of articles on the use of language in the arts.

Director: Peter Rose
Runtime: 16 min
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Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
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What is Secondary Currents about?
Secondary Currents is a film about the relationships between the mind and language. Delivered by an improbable narrator who speaks an extended assortment of nonsense, it is an 'imageless' film in which the shifting relationships between voice-over commentary and subtitled narration constitute a peculiar duet for voice, thought, speech, and sound. A kind of comic opera, the film is a dark metaphor for the order and entropy of language and has been the subject of a number of articles on the use of language in the arts.
Who directed Secondary Currents?
Secondary Currents was directed by Peter Rose.
How long is Secondary Currents?
Secondary Currents has a runtime of 16m (16 minutes).
Where was Secondary Currents produced?
Secondary Currents was produced in United States of America.