Return to the Scene of the Crime (2008)

Synopsis: Return to the Scene of the Crime, 2008. USA. Ken Jacobs. Jacobs’s return to a single scene from the 1905 short Tom, Tom, the Piper’s Son—which he first disassembled in his 1969 masterpiece of the... Return to the Scene of the Crime, 2008. USA. Ken Jacobs. Jacobs’s return to a single scene from the 1905 short Tom, Tom, the Piper’s Son—which he first disassembled in his 1969 masterpiece of the same name—could easily be titled “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Scene.” An avant-gardist’s comedy, Return roguishly riffs on thirteen distinct styles, revealing, distorting, interpreting, and even misinterpreting the hundreds of actions in a single scene—as painting, abstraction, allegory, and, ultimately, as ballet. It’s a wry, roving, and joyous ode to movies. 92 min. New York premiere. --© Anthology Archives [More]

Director: Ken Jacobs

Director: Ken Jacobs
Studio: Anthology Archives