Gnir rednow

Duration: 5

Year Published: 1955

Creator: [filmmakers, Stan Brakhage and Joseph Cornell].

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: silent

Credits: Brakhage, Stan.; Cornell, Joseph.; Rednow gnir.; Wonder ring.

Description: Cornell took Brakhage's film titled Wonder ring and flipped it, titling his version of it Gnir rednow [or Rednow gnir, depending on the position of the print].; Title at "end" of print: The end is the beginning.; Preserved by Anthology Film Archives.; Running time at 24 fps: 04:52.; No date on film; date supplied from: Stan Brakhage: a guide to references and resources / Gerald Barrett and Wendy Brabner.; PFA 1604-01-3109. Restricted: Not for research use.; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CBPF.; Sitney, P. Adams. Visionary film. 2nd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 1979, p. 352; Barrett, Gerald R. and Wendy Brabner. Stan Brakhage: a guide to references and resources. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1983, p. 45, 259; Scenes filmed from inside a moving subway train (the El in New York City) are printed upside-down. Inside the train, the camera shows people riding it and the ceiling of the car. The camera also presents exterior buildings as seen from within the passing train. Some sections of the film are purposely overexposed.; PFA 1604-01-3109. CONDITION NOTE: Last inspected: 14 Nov 1992; scratches; Excellent condition: light scratches; overexposed sections are in the original; color good

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE