A COMMERCIAL SHOOTING
Miles McKane
16mm. D.: 2’. Col. Sonoro
info_outline
T. it.: Italian title. T. int.: International title. T. alt.: Alternative title. Sog.: Story. Scen.: Screenplay. F.: Cinematography. M.: Editing. Scgf.: Set Design. Mus.: Music. Int.: Cast. Prod.: Production Company. L.: Length. D.: Running Time. f/s: Frames per second. Bn.: Black e White. Col.: Color. Da: Print source
Film Notes
The crucial image in the film (from The Sand Pebbles, R. Wise, 1966) is a shot reverse shot (Steve McQueen, steely expression, pure contemplation; an anonymous Asian man, tortured, bare-chested and bloody, held up by his torturer) which is expanded and developed upon by a series of materials as violent as they are disparate (fragments of dance, commercials, brand labels, writings…).