Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One

In Manhattan's Central Park, a film crew directed by William Greaves is shooting a screen test with various pairs of actors. It's a confrontation between a couple: he demands to know what's wrong, she challenges his sexual orientation. Cameras shoot the exchange, and another camera records Greaves and his crew. Sometimes we watch the crew discussing this scene, its language, and the process of making a movie. Is there such a thing as natural language? Are all things related to sex? The camera records distractions - a woman rides horseback past them; a garrulous homeless vet who sleeps in the park chats them up. What's the nature of making a movie?

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

75 minutes

Year:

1968

Director:

William Greaves

Cast:

Herself / Actress Testing for Alice

Himself / Actor Testing for Freddy

Himself / Soundman

Himself / Director

Herself / Actress Testing for Alice (uncredited)

Crew:

Director

Editor

Producer

Music

Writer