Visual Essays: Origins of Film

Visual Essays: Origins of Film 1984 Directed by Al Razutis

These six essays on film/image history reconstruct cinema history by 're-imagining' its origins, and its poetries, and use historical films themselves (as 'text') to provide the meanings of their creations. Together, these film essays comprise a critical/structural investigation of silent cinema ending with Segei Eisenstein's works (for Stalin) - from Lumiere and Melies through surrealism and horros, to montage and propaganda, we 're-invent' epochs in cinema that became its language and culture.

Countries Canada , USA

Production Country Canada

Language English

Spoken Languages English , French , No Language

Gnere Drama

Release Date 23 October 1984

55 mins