The Girl Chewing Gum
| The Girl Chewing Gum | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Smith |
Release date | 1976 |
Running time | 12 minutes |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
The Girl Chewing Gum is a 1976 British short film directed by John Smith. The film is widely acknowledged as one of the most important avant-garde films of the 20th century.[1]
The film was inspired by a scene in François Truffaut's 1973 film Day for Night in which the director gives instructions to the actors, and even tells a dog to urinate on a lamppost.[2]
The Girl Chewing Gum was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2019.[3]
Plot summary[]
At Stamford Road in Dalston Junction of east London, the camera follows pedestrians, cars and birds while a narrator, who appears to be the director behind the camera, seems to direct their actions.
Similar works[]
- 1973: The French film Day for Night by François Truffaut
- 2011: The 2 min 28 sec Swedish short film Fågel däruppe by Mårten Nilsson
References[]
- ^ Program for Uppsala International Short Film Festival 2011, p. 21.
- ^ Joe Moran. "The girl chewing gum", Moran's blog, 16 June 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- ^ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.
External links[]
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Categories:
- English-language films
- 1976 films
- British avant-garde and experimental films
- British films
- British black-and-white films
- British short films
- 1970s British film stubs