Tale Enclosure

Tale Enclosure

1985•6m•8.0/10

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8.0/10(1)

Returning to the primal source of language, Hill explores the physical and subconscious origins of speech. In a continuous shot of a rhythmic, linguistically inspired chant-performance by George Quasha and George Stein, the camera wanders from mouth to face to hands to figure in an open-ended visual search. The performers use the body as an acoustic instrument of sound and abstract utterances.

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EN

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Released

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Cast

George Quasha

Charles Stein

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