A View From the Porch
By MARIO NAVES
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In 1968, filmmaker William Greaves assembled a small crew in Central Park for an experiment in freewheeling deconstruction – or, as one participant called it, a “feature length we-don’tknow.” The working title was “Over the Cliff” – the cliff, in this case, being every normal procedure of moviemaking. What ultimately came together in the editing room is known as “Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 1,” a minor avant-garde classic opening today at the IFC Center in a new 35mm print.
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|In 1968, filmmaker William Greaves assembled a small crew in Central Park for an experiment in freewheeling deconstruction – or, as one participant called it, a “feature length we-don’tknow.” The working title was “Over the Cliff” – the cliff, in this case, being every normal procedure of moviemaking. What ultimately came together in the editing room is known as “Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 1,” a minor avant-garde classic opening today at the IFC Center in a new 35mm print.
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