

Thom Andersen's hour-long documentary adroitly combines biography, history, film theory, and philosophical reflection. Muybridge's photographic studies of animal locomotion in the 1870s were a major forerunner of movies; even more interesting are his subsequent studies of diverse people, photographed against neutral backgrounds.
Director
Thom Andersen
Writers
Fay Andersen, Morgan Fisher
Release Date
September 28, 1975
Runtime
0h 59m
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Vote Count
17
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