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Kasparius

I've seen Brakhage films in pristine 16 mm prints on a big screen and I've seen miserable vhs rips on 240p youtube, you don't have to take my word for it, but there is a tremendous difference. I'm not saying haters wouldn't hate, but it might make people think twice before dismissing his work entirely.

11 years ago

criscoJovan

Here is the stupid Brakhage 240p YouTube version for people who don't live in Paris: (mod-edit: dead link removed)

12 years 5 months ago

marienbad

actually it sorta does....and 16mm is a whole other world.

12 years 5 months ago

marienbad

"stupid brakhage" really? Because you watched this film 240p on youtube?

12 years 5 months ago

MrE2Me

Uploaded for you fine folks here:

https://ok.ru/video/8249887558194
https://vk.com/video864736629_456240327
(please PM me if the links stop working)

1 month 2 weeks ago

swirlybumps

Can be seen here:

https://noodlemagazine.com/watch/-197265731_456240690

Warning: This site contains many adult advertisements

10 months 1 week ago

jmars

I get the art of Brakhage's works. It's engaging, and unique. And I get making a lot of them. Monet painted a bazillion water lilies after all. But there comes a point, and for me it was watching this one, where they all start looking the damn same. I could have been rewatching any one of the other paint & scratch films of his I've seen and not realized it. They are immediately recognizable as Brakhage, and immediately forgettable as individual pieces.

Still, the sheer fact that he made 342 films, most of them just like this, means that he couldn't care less what I think of this one. Perhaps one day a Brakhage print will sell for $18M like Monet. What that buys me now as a viewer I have no idea.

11 years 6 months ago