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January. 01,1966      
Rating:
5.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A documentary abstraction recorded at night in Los Angeles backed by the music of Stockhausen. It is a preliminary effort to organise camera and audio images through a cybernetic editing model and a digital computer. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.

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Reviews

BroadcastChic
1966/01/01

Excellent, a Must See

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Acensbart
1966/01/02

Excellent but underrated film

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Sexyloutak
1966/01/03

Absolutely the worst movie.

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StyleSk8r
1966/01/04

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

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