Ancient of Days

October. 12,1982      
Rating:
6.2
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Ancient of Days is a remarkable series of "canons and fugues for video" that comprises Viola's most sophisticated structural and metaphorical explorations of time. Mathematical notations of precise time-code editing were applied to construct illustrations of temporal symmetry, duality and transposition — time-based equivalents of musical compositional principles such as counterpoint and serialism. Astonishing temporal interventions — a 180-degree pan gazing downward on a New York City street that progresses from day to night, an image of Mount Rainier in which the foreground and background unfold in different time planes — unfold as symbolic transformations of natural and urban landscapes.

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Reviews

Lovesusti
1982/10/12

The Worst Film Ever

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Teringer
1982/10/13

An Exercise In Nonsense

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Glimmerubro
1982/10/14

It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

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filippaberry84
1982/10/15

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

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