Films

Zorns Lemma

Director: Hollis Frampton

Starring: Not Applicable

Year: 1970

Runtime: 60 mins.

Synopsis: “Frampton’s film is an exercise in mathematical logic in cinema. Or is it a mechanical logic?… It’s about alphabet. It’s about the unities of similarities. It’s about sameness in a confusion. It’s about logic in chance. Its about structure and logic. It’s about rhythm. (Jonas Mekas, Village Voice via Filmmakers’ Co-op.)

DVD: None

Official Website: Hollis Frampton site

Reviews: None

Video: None

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  1. [...] Zorns Lemma (1970) is one of Hollis Frampton’s most famous, critical and important works and a landmark of underground filmmaking. It’s a humorous, playful manipulation of language — both literal and filmic. [...]

    Posted by The Nightingale: Zorns Lemma | Bad Lit | January 16, 2010, 12:02 pm

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