Breaking the Frame

Name: Breaking the Frame
Genre: Documentary
Released: January 31, 2014
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 63

2014

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| Release Date: January 31, 2014 | Not Rated

Summary: Montréal filmmaker Marielle Nitoslawska looks at trailblazing American artist Carolee Schneemann by interweaving Schneemann's films and documentation with poetic mediations concerning art-making, feminism, gender, sexuality, and identity.

Director: Marielle Nitoslawska

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 100 min

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John DeFore

Jan 30, 2014

However off-putting this fragmentary approach might be for those who'd prefer a clean chronology of important works and their assimilation into academic histories of art, it's clear by the end that the aesthetic fits the subject like a glove. Read full review

R. C. Baker

Jan 28, 2014

Director Marielle Nitoslawska's faith in the power of imagery over pedantic exposition rewards the audience with a heady catalogue of Schneemann's luscious paintings, expressionistic collages, hand-illustrated journals, visceral photographs, and excerpts from her corporeal films. Read full review

Nick McCarthy

Jan 27, 2014

Director Marielle Nitoslawaska's experimental approach sometimes wanders down uncontextualized paths and obfuscates the subject with filmic affectations. Read full review

Manohla Dargis

Jan 30, 2014

Breaking the Frame is a tantalizing teaser for a story that still needs to be told. Read full review

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