That’s Entertainment / The Conjuror’s Assistant
Film duration:
35
Year:
1979
Countries:
United Kingdom
Original format:
16mm
Colour:
Black and white
Taking 100 feet of film shot at a children’s party, ‘That’s Entertainment…’ analyses and re‑examines verité documentary by meticulously slowing down, repeating and re‑arranging images.
The particular incident is receding in time at an increasing rate. As events impose and arrange themselves on the consciousness, through memory, the resulting effects are cumulative. The film demonstrates power relationships in action and asks: are women and children people too?
– Jeanette Iljon
Description Source: Cinenova Catalogue (1994). Edited by Kate Norrish. Editorial committee: Elaine Burrows, Liane Harris, Helen de Witt
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