Muri Romani
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Jon Jost
Jon Jost
Jon Jost
Jon Jost
Jon Jost
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Synopsis
"The following work contains no narrative, no story, no actors, no 'drama.' Its subject is time and history. Its process is meditative and passive." And so begins a film unlike any other. Crumbling Roman walls, on which poignancy and truth are proclaimed, tell the story of cinema and its place in a 2000-year history of Western art that writes and rewrites its own visual language in layers of pigment and paint. The film shows us Rome as it would be if we could still our minds enough to let the city enter us through every sensorial pathway. At the intersection of abstract expressionism and cinema verite, each shot, with its color and texture, frames an unforgettable moment's pause- a true reflecting pool of beauty.
Director
Jon Jost
Film Details
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Shown at the Mill Valley Film Festival in Mill Valley, California October 5-15, 2000.
HD video
color
