Oblivion

Tom Chomont | USA | 1969 | 7' |

| IFFR 2007

Successful blend of elements from both the poetic and diary modes. In the process Tom Chomont has created one of the few truly erotic works in cinema. (J.J. Murphy)
Tom Chomont lives in New York and has been making film s since the early 1960s. His films and tapes are both diaristic and trance inducing. His work is personal , tender and poetic .

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Asleep
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Stephen Dwoskin’s first film, made in New York. A woman’s feet during a whole night of sleep contracted into four minutes.
6/64 Mama und Papa
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Short film based on an actionist happening, filled with images of naked bodies.
Love Objects
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A reconciliation.
Song for Four Hands
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A man and a woman talk without words in a film dialogue.
Fuses
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Mosaic of flesh, textures and passionate embraces.
Orgasmus
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Images of the cause of the enjoyment juxtaposed with its effects.
30/73 Coop Cinema Amsterdam
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A study of presence, Electric Cinema circa 1973.