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From the Notebook of... (1972)

From the Notebook of... (1972)

Documentary

Color as a description of light.

Release Date: 1972, February 11
Directors: Robert Beavers
Countries: Switzerland, Italy

Overview:

Shot in Florence, the film draws on Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks and Paul Valéry’s essay on da Vinci’s creative process to explore parallels between Renaissance space and the moving image. Beavers employs rapid pans and tilts along the city’s facades, interspersed with glimpses of his own face, linking camera movement to the filmmaker’s investigative gaze. The work marks a turning point in his practice, foregrounding presence and perception as central to his method. (Note: The film was re-edited and re-released in 1999.)

Keywords:

notebook filmmaking avant-garde