Embedded above is the earliest surviving work by Paul Sharits, Wintercourse, which was produced in 1962. While Sharits would go on to become one of the pioneers of the structuralist movement, Wintercourse is a more playful, seemingly less structured film than the ones he would become most well-known for, such as T, O, U, C, H, I, N, G, (1968) and N.O.T.H.I.N.G. (1968). Wintercourse was shot in B&W in 16mm and is silent. Warning: There are brief flashes of non-sexual nudity in the film, so while it’s not quite Nsfw, be considerate if you are indeed at work planning to watch this.
I also can’t find any writing about the film online, but I’m thinking the film is possibly heavily inspired by Stan Brakhage’s Wedlock House: An Intercourse (1959). According to Sharits’ biography, he began a mentorship and friendship with Brakhage around this...
I also can’t find any writing about the film online, but I’m thinking the film is possibly heavily inspired by Stan Brakhage’s Wedlock House: An Intercourse (1959). According to Sharits’ biography, he began a mentorship and friendship with Brakhage around this...
- 10/20/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
On one level, reviewing Criterion's By Brakhage: An Anthology Blu-Ray box set is a straightforward task. This three Blu-Ray set is the largest collection of Stan Brakhage's works available on home video. Whats more, the presentation is of the highest possible quality. The difficulty of reviewing this release is multi-fold. The box contains over 11 hours worth of materials. Additionally, the relentlessly abstract nature of these films renders the formal critical toolkit inapplicable. So, instead of the usual approach, this review will focus on two major tasks: providing an overview of Stan Brakhage's films and examining Criterion's presentation of the films.
Stan Brakhage was an avant-garde filmmaker who created over 350 films between 1952 and 2003. His works, most of which were silent, generally involved some form of collage using 8mm, 16mm, and 35mm stock. He often mixed original footage, news reels and stock footage that ranged from the mundane to the surprisingly frank.
Stan Brakhage was an avant-garde filmmaker who created over 350 films between 1952 and 2003. His works, most of which were silent, generally involved some form of collage using 8mm, 16mm, and 35mm stock. He often mixed original footage, news reels and stock footage that ranged from the mundane to the surprisingly frank.
- 6/9/2010
- Screen Anarchy
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