Bardo Follies

1967

Owen Land
20m
May 2, 1967 · United States of America

Overview

A shot of a Southern Belle waving to a group of tourists on a pleasure boat ride is looped, multiplied and then melted, creating psychedelic abstract images. “A paraphrasing of certain sections of the Tibetan Book of the Dead in motion picture terms.” - Harvard Film Archive. Originally ran 45 minutes, then was edited down to 30, then 20 minutes. Final version was simply entitled "Diploteratology" and runs 7 minutes, and is the most commonly shown version.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: May 2, 1967
Original language: English
Countries: United States of America
Director: Owen Land
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
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