Aleph
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Aleph

Aleph

1966
Short Film
8m
Aleph is an artist's meditation on life, death, mysticism, politics, and pop culture. In an eight-minute loop of film, Wallace Berman uses Hebrew letters to frame a hypnotic, rapid-fire montage that captures the go-go energy of the 1960s. Aleph includes stills of collages created using a Verifax machine, Eastman Kodak's precursor to the photocopier... (UBU)

Aleph

1966
Short Film
8m
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Rated 30 Aug 2011
75
37th
A strange collage-film by Wallace Berman that uses the Hebrew alphabet (for whatever reason), quick cuts, whip pans, and what appear to be words typed directly onto the film. It's a fascinating style, and it genuinely engages the eye. There may be more meaning behind it (I'm a bit dubious), but taken simply as a burst of images and style, it's quite satisfying. Also, it's probably the only film to reference L. Frank Baum's "The Lost Princess of Oz."

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