This Film Will Be Interrupted After 11 Minutes by a Commercial

Overview

16mm film loop 'Film In Which There Appear...' is shown, then separate 16mm film of a cigar commericial, then back to first loop. “You could mention that the ‘cigar commercial’ was for Dutch Masters– surely this was significant– its use in painting (Rivers, Deem), historical associations, Holland and Flanders in the history of art– the beginning of genre and still life painting, common scenes, portraiture", said George Landow of the film in a 1967 letter to fellow filmmaker Sheldon Renan. “After 11 minutes the projector was turned off, re-threaded and the commercial– a found object– was put on.”

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1965

Original language

English

Director

Owen Land

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt12221868