Is Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One violent?

No. Less violent than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 73% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One

Name: Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1971
Duration: 75 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Patricia Ree Gilbert, Don Fellows, Jonathan Gordon, William Greaves, Susan Anspach

Directed by William Greaves

Produced by Take One Productions

197175 min6.9 / 10

A playfully disorienting experimental documentary that collapses the boundaries between performance and reality, using multiple layers of filmmaking to interrogate the nature of authenticity, language, and cinema itself.

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?

Clusters

Funny Movies About Life's Meaning Visually Experimental Films Urban and Small-Town Settings Art and Philosophy Movements Journalism and Reporters

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Big City Avant-garde Filmmaking Cameraman Cinéma Vérité Non-narrative Cast And Crew Film Director Film Crew Film Within A Film Arguing Couple Experimental

Questions people ask

Is Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.
Does Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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