Rhythms 76 (1976)

Rhythms 76 (1976) poster

This is my first film based on the unity of the photogram, started in the fall of 1975 and finished at the very beginning of the following year. What to do after Sharits, Kubelka, Kren? How to continue their contribution to cinema? Refusing to accept a cinema where the randomness of images would be the rule, I imagined myself inspired by the musical model. [...] I imagined starting from a fixed photograph that was the vision of my window and building from this image chromatic variations that would select parts of the image. The film was written entirely with the help of a score and was inspired by Steve Reich's repetitive music composition models. [...] - JMB

Director: Jean-Michel Bouhours
Runtime: 17 min
Release Date:
Country: France
Language: No Language
Original Language: fr
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What is Rhythms 76 about?
This is my first film based on the unity of the photogram, started in the fall of 1975 and finished at the very beginning of the following year. What to do after Sharits, Kubelka, Kren? How to continue their contribution to cinema? Refusing to accept a cinema where the randomness of images would be the rule, I imagined myself inspired by the musical model. [...] I imagined starting from a fixed photograph that was the vision of my window and building from this image chromatic variations that would select parts of the image. The film was written entirely with the help of a score and was inspired by Steve Reich's repetitive music composition models. [...] - JMB
Who directed Rhythms 76?
Rhythms 76 was directed by Jean-Michel Bouhours.
How long is Rhythms 76?
Rhythms 76 has a runtime of 17m (17 minutes).
Where was Rhythms 76 produced?
Rhythms 76 was produced in France.