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Bardo Follies

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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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