A foremost practitioner of the essay film returns with a new work inspired by the writings of Gilles Deleuze on cinema. Thom Andersen’s The Thoughts That Once We Had (2014, 108 min.) is a richly layered journey through cinematic history, masterfully edited as it playfully moves across decades and genres, and suffused at every turn by the renowned filmmaker and critic’s lifelong passion for movies.
images: courtesy of the artist, via REDCAT
text: REDCAT
The Thoughts That Once We Had, Thom Andersen in-person | REDCAT | Mar 6
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