Mahagonny
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Harry Smith
Patti Smith
Jonas Mekas
Allen Ginsberg
Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
An experimental feature based on a precise mathematical analysis of the 1930 Bertolt Brecht-Kurt Weill opera "The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny," an ironic epic about a mythical American city, founded on the principles of leisure and absolute liberty, that collapses under the growing burden of work and social regulation.
Director
Harry Smith
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1980
Re-released in United States September 13, 2002
Film originally presented using four 16-millimeter projectors, arranged to create a four-panel square. Each projector displayed a different stream of images, creating a constantly shifting mosaic of shapes, colors and human figures.
For the 2002 re-release, the four 16-millimeter tracks of the original have been printed onto a single 35-millimeter strip.
Released in United States 1980
Released in United States 1980 (New York City)
Re-released in United States September 13, 2002 (Anthology Film Archives; New York City)
