Films

The Tenth Legion

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Director: Warren Sonbert

Starring: Not Applicable

Year: 1967

Runtime: 30 mins.

Synopsis: “Following Sonbert’s death in 1995, we recovered a 16mm reversal print of THE TENTH LEGION among the materials in the filmmaker’s estate, which Sonbert had struck before disassembling it and recutting sections into CARRIAGE TRADE.

“Unseen for decades, this film represents a major rediscovery in Sonbert’s oeuvre. The film stylistically exemplifies the artist’s masterful use of a constantly moving hand-held camera as it trails the college-age protagonists in choreographed fashion, and of chiaroscuro lighting effects in interior scenes. ‘People engaged in their living, in their purpose, in their contribution, however trivial or important, to the work of the world.’ (Gregg Barrios, Hollywood Harbinger, April 1982) (From Canyon Cinema.)

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Tags: 1967