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Alternatives (1958)

1958 · Ephemeral film · 23 min

Synopsis

Young man in plaid shirt hammers sign into ground “City Rehousing Project No. 31.” expressionistic cartoon of man contemplating religion; man behind prison bars reads Bible; man contemplating religion within chaos of modern world; lots of various religious iconography, symbols, places of worship; man as soldier in the trenches afraid contemplating god and religion; patient and doctor; the farmer contemplates god’s creation; doctor attends to sick and poor patients with religious humility; images of interconnectedness of world and globalization with reference to religious universals and constants like the sun; fields of grain. Well lit shot, young man works in greenhouse with plants. man lies in hospital bed shirtless white sheets covering him up to his chest. Doctor and nurse stand beside patient looking down at his right arm occluded by man’s body. Mercury manometer inflatable cuff around man’s left arm reading his blood pressure with meter on table beside him. young man’s head on pillow lying in hospital bed looks up with quiet look. young man lies in hospital bed as female nurse with stethoscope takes man’s blood pressure. Young brown-haired man in hospital bed with head on pillow lies asleep, opens eyes and looks up.

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Details

Running time
23 minutes
Collection
Prelinger Archives
Internet Archive item
0672_Alternatives