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MASTER SCORE 76.3 / 100
1968·Documentary·1h 15m

SYMBIOPSYCHOTAXIPLASM: TAKE ONE

In Manhattan's Central Park, a film crew directed by William Greaves is shooting a screen test with various pairs of actors. It's a confrontation between a couple: he demands to know what's wrong, she challenges his sexual orientation. Cameras shoot the exchange, and another camera records Greaves and his crew. Sometimes we watch the crew discussing this scene, its language, and the process of making a movie. Is there such a thing as natural language? Are all things related to sex? The camera records distractions - a woman rides horseback past them; a garrulous homeless vet who sleeps in the park chats them up. What's the nature of making a movie?

Above the Line
William Greaves·DirectorWilliam Greaves·WriterTerence Macartney-Filgate·Director of PhotographyMiles Davis·MusicWilliam Greaves·Editor
Cast
Patricia Ree Gilbert ·Self - Actress Testing for AliceDon Fellows·Self - Actor Testing for FreddyJonathan Gordon·Self - SoundmanWilliam Greaves·Self - DirectorSusan Anspach·Self - Actress Testing for Alice (uncredited)Audrey Heningham·Black Lady Clapping Her Hands (uncredited)Stevan Larner·Self - Cameraman (uncredited)Terence Macartney-Filgate·Self - Cameraman (uncredited)Maria Zeheri·Self - Camera Assistant (uncredited)Robert L. Rosen·Self - Production Manager (as Bob Rosen)
Full Crew
(12 credits)
Directing· 1
William Greaves·Director
Writing· 1
William Greaves·Writer
Camera· 2
Terence Macartney-Filgate·Director of PhotographyStevan Larner·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
William Greaves·Editor
Sound & Music· 5
Miles Davis·MusicJohn Pollard·SoundJohn W. Reavis Jr.·SoundNicky Kaplan·SoundJonathan Gordon·Sound
Production· 2
William Greaves·ProducerRobert L. Rosen·Production Manager
By the Numbers
76.3
OF 100
Master Score
7.2
OF 10
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