Nostalgia (1971 film)
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Directed by | Hollis Frampton |
Narrated by | Michael Snow |
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Running time | 38 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Nostalgia, styled (nostalgia), is a 1971 film by artist Hollis Frampton (1936–1984). It is part of his Hapax Legomena series.[1][2]
Summary[]
The film is composed of black-and-white still photographs taken by Frampton during his early artistic explorations which are slowly burned on the element of a hot plate, while the soundtrack offers personal comments on the content of the images, read by fellow artist Michael Snow. Each comment/story is heard in succession before the related photograph appears onscreen, thus causing the viewer to actively engage with the 'past' and 'present' moments as presented within the film.[3]
The Librarian of Congress, James H. Billington described it (along with Film Portrait by Jerome Hill) as "avant-garde classics considered eloquent and evocative explorations of memory and family".[4][5]
Legacy[]
In 2003, Nostalgia was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". It is available on the DVD collection Treasures IV: American Avant-Garde Film, 1947-1986 (2008),[6] as well as in a Hollis Frampton box set from The Criterion Collection A Hollis Frampton Odyssey (2012).[7]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ The Criterion Channel
- ^ Hollis Frampton Collection - Collection - Harvard Film Archive
- ^ Your Daily Short: Hollis Frampton's "(nostalgia)" - MTV
- ^ "25 Films Added to National Film Registry - News Releases (Library of Congress)". Loc.gov. 2003-12-16. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
- ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing | Film Registry | National Film Preservation Board | Programs at the Library of Congress | Library of Congress". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
- ^ Treasure IV: American Avant-Garde Film, 1947-1986 (Image Entertainment)·Senses of Cinema
- ^ A Hollis Frampton Odyssey ()-Criterion Collection
External links[]
- (nostalgia) essay on the National Film Registry website
- Hapax Legomena I: Nostalgia at IMDb
- Official site of Hollis Frampton
- "Criterion Collection Essay". Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- (nostalgia) essay by Daniel Eagan in America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry, A&C Black, 2010 ISBN 0826429777, pages 679-681
- 1971 films
- English-language films
- 1970s avant-garde and experimental films
- American avant-garde and experimental films
- American films
- United States National Film Registry films
- Films directed by Hollis Frampton
- Films about memory