Description
The Red Thread: Larry Gottheim and his Films
Author/Editor: Larry Gottheim et al.
CONTENTS
The definitive work on Larry Gottheim, a key figure in the history of American experimental film.
Gottheim’s account of the evolution of his work over the decades provides an extraordinary window onto the development of the art form in America in the late 20th century. His own account of his lifelong exploration of the boundaries of cinematic perception is here combined with the reflections of other major film artists and critics on the importance of his work.
“Early on, Gottheim (and other filmmakers working around him during the 1960s and 1970s) challenged us to rethink our conventional experiences with filmgoing: basically, to start over by deepening and broadening our perception of what the elements of celluloid cinema were and how they could be used. Now, half a century later, his film Entanglement is a kind of meta-haiku that challenges us to work at comprehending, as best we can, the media-saturated world of the 21st century that we are all awash in.” —Scott MacDonald
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Part 1: The Red Thread
The Beginning Before the Beginning
In the Beginning is the Ending
Blues, the Fons et Origo
Fog Line: Manifesting
The Time of Ceremony: Corn
Sliding: Doorway
Thought
Visual Music: Harmonica
Going Home: Barn Rushes
Edge: Horizons: Elective Affinities Part 1
Mouches Volantes: Elective Affinities Part 2
Four Shadows: Elective Affinities Part 3
The Garden is Closed: Tree of Knowledge, Elective Affinities Part 4
Natural Selection: Me and the Mind of Others
Transformations: Sorry/Hear Us
Reversing Time: Mnemosyne Mother of Muses
The Red Thread
Machete Gillette… Mama
Your Television Traveler
Chants and Dances for Hand
Knot/Not
The Ending After the Ending
Part 2: Critical Notes
Jonas Mekas
Scott MacDonald
Barry Gerson
John Hanhardt
Michael Sicinski
Owen Vince
Part 3: Personal Perspectives
Steve Anker
Heinz Emigholz
Scott MacDonald
Publisher: Film Makers Coop.
Publishing date: April 23rd, 2024
ISBN: 979-8990098503
Dimensions: 6 x 0.82 x 9 inches