Time piece

Duration: 8

Year Published: 1965

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Uses pixilation and rapid editing to present a study of one man's life in today's urban rat race. A young executive, lying in a hospital bed, sees his life flash before his eyes., Tells the story of a young executive caught up in the urban rat race. Shows how a typical day flashes before his eyes during a recuperative stay in the hospital. Concludes with a frantic, surrealistic chase sequence that is half-comedy and half-nightmare.

Complete Record: Combines comedy and serious commentary to show one person’s life in the urban rat race. Portrays the hero, a typical young executive, as he is hospitalised and his daily life tasks flash before his eyes, alternating between realism and wild dreams. Starring Jim Henson and Enid Cafritz. Animated by Jim Henson.

This film is not rare.

5 users have this film:
Australian Centre for the Moving Image, AV Geeks Archive, New York Public Library, Oddball Film and Video, Visual Studies Workshop

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