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21-87 is a 1963 Canadian abstract montage-collage film created by Arthur Lipsett that lasts 9 minutes and 33 seconds. The short, produced by the National Film Board of Canada, is a collage of snippets from discarded footage found by Lipsett in the editing room of the National Film Board (where he was employed as an animator), combined with his own black and white 16 mm footage which he shot on ...
21-87: Directed by Arthur Lipsett. Snippets from discarded footage, and with footage shot on the streets of Montreal and New York City, combined to a collage with the underlying argument as to whether man is a complex machine or a creature with a soul.
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Jun 15, 2015 · This short film from Arthur Lipsett is an abstract succession of unrelated views of the passing crowd. A commentary on a machine-dominated society, it is oft...
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- NFB
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A wry commentary on machine-dominated man, the man to whom nothing matters, who waits for chance to call his number. The film is a succession of many unrelat...
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13 hours ago · The short film 21-87 is like a skeleton key to understanding Star Wars creator George Lucas' entire career. ... Lucas has always been clear about the short of movie he always wanted to make.
Mar 20, 2018 · (Welcome to The Movies That Made Star Wars, a series where we explore the films that inspired George Lucas' iconic universe.In this edition: the experimental short film 21-87.. When George Lucas ...
Synopsis. This short film from Arthur Lipsett is an abstract collage of snippets from discarded footage found by Lipsett in the editing room of the National Film Board (where he worked as an animator), combined with his own black and white 16mm footage shot on the streets of Montreal and New York City, among other locations. A commentary on a ...
- 10 min
