Documentary backdrop image for Bridges-Go-Round 1 (1958)

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19584 minPGdocumentary

6.9/ 10(15 ratings)• TMDB

Bridges-Go-Round 1

19584 minPGdocumentary

6.9/ 10(15 ratings)• TMDB

Bridges morph into surreal art through bold visuals and avant-garde sound.

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Bridges morph into surreal art through bold visuals and avant-garde sound.

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Shirley Clarke

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New York City’s bridges dissolve into shifting abstractions through montage, superimposition, and color. Set to an electronic score by Louis and Bebe Barron, the film transforms familiar urban structures into an uncanny, alien landscape (an alternate version of the film features a jazz score by Teo Macero).

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