There are enough comments from other viewers describing the movie. I just want to share my personal experience.
I met Michael Snow at the opening exhibition 1980 in our local Art Museum in Switzerland, of which I was member at young age. There were objects and visual installations. In a separate room, there were screenings of the main movies of Snow, i.e. Wavelength, Back & Forth, La Région Centrale, Rameau's Nephew. Maybe some others, can't recall. Through the movies, particularly Wavelength, I became instantly addicted to Snows work, and after 40 years of seeing them, on an irregular basis (I have most of themon DVD), I must admit, still today Wavelength and Back & Forth capture my attention.
I guess if you are seeing a film in a Modern Art Museum, your expectation is unlike from a cinema set-up with popcorn and mainstream viewers. The mindset is different, more open. For me, this has not changed over time. Over the years some experimental films, as other movies or books, loose some appeal, because they are children of their time. Often the Zeitgeist is lost in the next generation of moviegoers. But movies like the two abovementioned from Snow, or Scott Bartlett's OffOn from 1968, keep their power. Just open your mind. This is experimental at its best. Nothing to do with entertaining action movies.
Back & Forth aka Back and Forth was intriguing with its camera moving left and right. That was new, and I let it happen to me, not judging anything. But when the camera got faster, I got more fascinated. And when it moved up and down, I laughed in happiness and had a confirmation, that at least those two films will ever be loved by myself. Also, it was a forerunner to La Région Centrale.
I can only recommend watching at least the 4 films mentioned at the beginning; Rameau to a big lesser degree. Go with an open mind. You'll be rewarded. Excellent 10/10.
I met Michael Snow at the opening exhibition 1980 in our local Art Museum in Switzerland, of which I was member at young age. There were objects and visual installations. In a separate room, there were screenings of the main movies of Snow, i.e. Wavelength, Back & Forth, La Région Centrale, Rameau's Nephew. Maybe some others, can't recall. Through the movies, particularly Wavelength, I became instantly addicted to Snows work, and after 40 years of seeing them, on an irregular basis (I have most of themon DVD), I must admit, still today Wavelength and Back & Forth capture my attention.
I guess if you are seeing a film in a Modern Art Museum, your expectation is unlike from a cinema set-up with popcorn and mainstream viewers. The mindset is different, more open. For me, this has not changed over time. Over the years some experimental films, as other movies or books, loose some appeal, because they are children of their time. Often the Zeitgeist is lost in the next generation of moviegoers. But movies like the two abovementioned from Snow, or Scott Bartlett's OffOn from 1968, keep their power. Just open your mind. This is experimental at its best. Nothing to do with entertaining action movies.
Back & Forth aka Back and Forth was intriguing with its camera moving left and right. That was new, and I let it happen to me, not judging anything. But when the camera got faster, I got more fascinated. And when it moved up and down, I laughed in happiness and had a confirmation, that at least those two films will ever be loved by myself. Also, it was a forerunner to La Région Centrale.
I can only recommend watching at least the 4 films mentioned at the beginning; Rameau to a big lesser degree. Go with an open mind. You'll be rewarded. Excellent 10/10.