Tongues

director: Shirley Clarke

original title: Tongues

year: 1982

running time: 20 min.

synopsis

The film captures a dying man who utters his last monologue, playful and intimate in Dadaistic style. The camera zooms in on his face and experimentation with editing and digital manipulation change the meaning of his words. The author of the text is Sam Shepard, with Joseph Chaikin being the performer.

biography

Shirley Clarke (1919–1997) was an American director and university teacher, initially a dancer and a choreographer. In the 1950s she made short films and later she directed various documentaries and feature films. She was active in the feminist movement and her work is often included in the New American Cinema.

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director:

Shirley Clarke

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