One of the most absolute films ever conceived, this ‘metric’ film derives its title from the friendship (and sponsorship) of fellow artist Arnulf Rainer. The same radical reduction was also pursued in the ‘Flicker films’ made by Tony Conrad, Paul Sharits and others. With a very different outcome each time.
Also in this combined programme
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New Ratio
An exploration of the move from the 4:3 screen ratio to 16:9, now the standard for broadcast television. A hypnotic and sensory exploration of the… -
The Flicker
By implicating the retina rather than sight, this film displaces the centres of reception from the sensorial to the neural. -
Ray Gun Virus
This is a work in which no images appear yet one can get pure identity on film. The projected film itself makes the viewer aware… -
Archangel
This film presents a series of flickering frames of primary colours to groaning tape manipulations. -
The Flicker Film
Famous animator McLaren’s most abstract film, The Flicker Film, is marginalized to the point of being officially labelled as “unfinished” and thus ‘un
Film details
- Country of production
- Austria
- Year
- 1960
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2008
- Length
- 7'
- Medium/Format
- 35mm
