Mission to Mongo (1977)
First, I wanted to make a kind of reflexively impoverished Busby Berkeley extravaganza. Second, I was interested in juxtaposing two cultural artifacts–which could be schematized as East/West, socialism/capitalism, propaganda/entertainment, as well as image/sound–and see how they reverberated. In other words, I wanted to make an essay out of things, as well as a communist musical. But the question arose–what was the ideology of such film play? Is MISSION TO MONGO aestheticized politics or political art? –J. H.
Director: J. Hoberman
Runtime: 3 min
Release Date: January 1, 1977
Original Language: en
Keywords
avant-garde, essay film
More Films by Director: J. Hoberman
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Mission to Mongo about?
- First, I wanted to make a kind of reflexively impoverished Busby Berkeley extravaganza. Second, I was interested in juxtaposing two cultural artifacts–which could be schematized as East/West, socialism/capitalism, propaganda/entertainment, as well as image/sound–and see how they reverberated. In other words, I wanted to make an essay out of things, as well as a communist musical. But the question arose–what was the ideology of such film play? Is MISSION TO MONGO aestheticized politics or political art? –J. H.
- Who directed Mission to Mongo?
- Mission to Mongo was directed by J. Hoberman.
- How long is Mission to Mongo?
- Mission to Mongo has a runtime of 3m (3 minutes).