Images of Asian Music (A Diary from Life 1973-74) (1974)

A contemplative, seemingly timeless record of the years Hutton spent in Southeast Asia while working as a merchant seaman. Jon Jost writes, "The film is rich with truly wonderful visions: a thick, white porcelain cup perched on a ship's rail, the tea within swaying gently in sync with the ship while the sea rushes by beyond…the faces of crewmen posing awkwardly but also movingly for the camera; a cockfight on ship; scenes from a bucolic pre–Pol Pot Phnom Penh. Images has the haunting elegiac resonance of Eugène Atget's Paris, the echo of a time and place that was." - MoMA

Director: Peter Hutton
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 29 min
Release Date:
Country: United States of America
Language: No Language
Original Language: en

Keywords

black and white, short film, silent

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Images of Asian Music (A Diary from Life 1973-74) about?
A contemplative, seemingly timeless record of the years Hutton spent in Southeast Asia while working as a merchant seaman. Jon Jost writes, "The film is rich with truly wonderful visions: a thick, white porcelain cup perched on a ship's rail, the tea within swaying gently in sync with the ship while the sea rushes by beyond…the faces of crewmen posing awkwardly but also movingly for the camera; a cockfight on ship; scenes from a bucolic pre–Pol Pot Phnom Penh. Images has the haunting elegiac resonance of Eugène Atget's Paris, the echo of a time and place that was." - MoMA
Who directed Images of Asian Music (A Diary from Life 1973-74)?
Images of Asian Music (A Diary from Life 1973-74) was directed by Peter Hutton.
How long is Images of Asian Music (A Diary from Life 1973-74)?
Images of Asian Music (A Diary from Life 1973-74) has a runtime of 29m (29 minutes).
What genre is Images of Asian Music (A Diary from Life 1973-74)?
Images of Asian Music (A Diary from Life 1973-74) is a Documentary film.
Where was Images of Asian Music (A Diary from Life 1973-74) produced?
Images of Asian Music (A Diary from Life 1973-74) was produced in United States of America.