Movie Description
Slow Angle Walk (Beckett Walk)
(1968)Overview
A fixed camera turned on its side records Nauman repeating for nearly an hour a laborious sequence of body movements inspired by passages in works by Samuel Beckett that describe similarly repetitive and meaningless activities. Hands clasped behind his back, he kicks one leg up at a right angle to his body, pivots forty-five degrees, falls forward hard with a thumping noise, extends the rear leg again at a right angle behind, and begins the sequence again. As in many of his fixed-camera film and video works, parts of Nauman's body disappear from the frame as he moves close to the camera; occasionally, he walks off-screen completely while the sound of his footsteps continues on the sound tracks.
Featured Crew
- Director : Bruce Nauman
- Cast : Bruce Nauman
Cast
director
Facts
Original TitleSlow Angle Walk (Beckett Walk)
Status Released
Release Information
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1968-01-01
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 03m
Genres
- Documentary