Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One (1968)
A cinema-verite New-Wave experimental doc-fiction hybrid (now THERE'S a small subgenre) wherein director William Greaves more or less intentionally buggers up his direction of an on-location film so he can document how the cast and crew will rebel against him. Intriguing and fascinating for a while, until interest tapers off after the 45-minute mark (at that point, we've seen all the revealatory stuff we're gonna see; the rest is filler and repetition). Still a decent experiment, and it does have some memorable moments -- especially during the after-hours bullshit sessions between the principal crew members. Greaves comes off looking fairly well, considering the circumstances.
Grade: B-
A cinema-verite New-Wave experimental doc-fiction hybrid (now THERE'S a small subgenre) wherein director William Greaves more or less intentionally buggers up his direction of an on-location film so he can document how the cast and crew will rebel against him. Intriguing and fascinating for a while, until interest tapers off after the 45-minute mark (at that point, we've seen all the revealatory stuff we're gonna see; the rest is filler and repetition). Still a decent experiment, and it does have some memorable moments -- especially during the after-hours bullshit sessions between the principal crew members. Greaves comes off looking fairly well, considering the circumstances.
Grade: B-
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