Not to See Again (1980)
Misrecognitions and simulacra. An anti-montage film: a series of discrete shots that nevertheless gel at one or two points to produce simple meanings. Hovering on the line between abstraction and representation, the film hopes to problematize them both. According to Peter Gidal, “the abstract quality (never total, for the objects are always recognizable as objects) helps Hamlyn to negotiate sexual imagery as it occurs in the film by rendering those images relatively abstract and on a par with other objects depicted. The effect is to drain the image [of the naked body] of its conventional sexual meanings and associations (with pornography, for instance) and instead neutralize it almost.”
Director: Nicky Hamlyn
Runtime: 14 min
Release Date: January 1, 1980
Country: United Kingdom
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Nicky Hamlyn
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Not to See Again about?
- Misrecognitions and simulacra. An anti-montage film: a series of discrete shots that nevertheless gel at one or two points to produce simple meanings. Hovering on the line between abstraction and representation, the film hopes to problematize them both. According to Peter Gidal, “the abstract quality (never total, for the objects are always recognizable as objects) helps Hamlyn to negotiate sexual imagery as it occurs in the film by rendering those images relatively abstract and on a par with other objects depicted. The effect is to drain the image [of the naked body] of its conventional sexual meanings and associations (with pornography, for instance) and instead neutralize it almost.”
- Who directed Not to See Again?
- Not to See Again was directed by Nicky Hamlyn.
- How long is Not to See Again?
- Not to See Again has a runtime of 14m (14 minutes).
- Where was Not to See Again produced?
- Not to See Again was produced in United Kingdom.