VOL 9 - THE SURREALISTS PLAY CHESS

8x8 A CHESS SONATA This rare, feature length, surreal film by Hans Richter features segments directed by and starring Jean Cocteau, Jean Ark, Jaqueline Matisse, Yves Tanguy, Julien Lary, Richard Hutsenback, Alexander Calder, William De Vogel, Dorothy and Max Ernst.

1957. 80 minutes, Color. (Color is weak in some segments). ISBN 1-55881-405-1
$39.95

VOL 10 - SURREALISM BY THE SEASHORE: A JEAN VIGO DOUBLE FEATURE

A PROPOS DE NICE- Jean Vigo’s exceptional study of social inequalities. Using the city of Nice as a microcosm, Vigo juxtaposes images of vacationers sprawled on the beach with impoverished slum dwellers. Noteworthy photography by Boris Kaufman and Vigo’s montage highlight this subversive little film. (France, 1929. Silent film with added music score.)
TARIS- Vigo’s second film, a look at swimmer Jean Taris, is a motion study, reminiscent of Pacific 321, from the French Avant garde documentary movement. “A beautiful cine-poem exploring the possibilities of underwater cinematography. The Motion reminds one of the classic ballet. The movement underwater is extraordinary.” —Jean Cocteau

(France, 1931. Original sound film.) Approximately 40 minutes. ISBN 1-55881-406-X
$19.95

ALPHABET- David Lynch combines both animation and live action to review the Alphabet. This early film presents, for the first time, a few of the surreal elements that would later appear in "Eraserhead". (sound)
PACIFIC 231- Jean Mitry uses stylized editing and music to document a brief train ride . (sound)
ANEMIC CINEMA- Marcel Duchamps' major Dada ditty. Hypnotic spirals spin and bring forth nonsense French phrases and poetry. (Added copyrighted music track)
LAW AND DISORDER- New York goes insane... more so than it is now. Film projectors explode, trains don't run, airplanes disappear and people play with giant flowers. Each episode is an examination of natural and cinematic laws and disorders.

(Original sound) Compilation tape, approximately 30 minutes. B&W and color.
ISBN1-55881-407-8
$39.95

VOL 12 - LIFE, DEATH, TIME AND COMMITMENT

SEASHELL AND THE CLERGYMAN - A Clergyman regrets his vow of celibacy and is tormented by dreams. Revolutionary stylized editing and photography years ahead of its time. Directed by Germaine Dulac. (1928)

LA JETTE --Chris Marker’s award winning film of metaphysical time travel. Following a WWIII nuclear explosion, the survivors live a meaningless existence underground. Their hope for survival rests on a time traveler who has been sent back to change the future. He, however, succumbs to recollections of a past life and seeks his destiny -- death -- on an airport runway. French dialog with English subtitles. (1962)

LIFE AND DEATH OF A HOLLYWOOD EXTRA -Robert Florey directed this super- spectacular (reportedly in his own kitchen at night). 'Dr. Caligari' sets and shadows abound as the surreal and absurd life of a nameless movie extra is told.

(1928) 70m ISBN 1-55881-408-6
$39.95

VOL 13- DEREN DOES A DANCE

A collection of short films exploring space, time and movement by choreographer and filmmaker Maya Deren comprise this volume. Included are;

MESHES OF THE AFTERNOON (1943) (CHOREOGRAPHY FOR THE CAMERA (1945), RITUAL IN TRANSFlGURED TIME (1946), THE VERY EYE OF NIGHT (1946), AT LAND (1944), A STUDY IN CHOREOGRAPHY (1945).

70m ISBN 1-55881-409-4
$29.95