Robert Breer Movies

  • 1953
    Form Phases III

    Form Phases III

    Form Phases III

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    Different stages of paintings made with ink. The ink fuses, spreads.

    Form Phases III
  • 1989
    A Frog on the Swing

    A Frog on the Swing

    A Frog on the Swing

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    An animated fable centered around a backyard pond shown intermittently in live-action scenes.

    A Frog on the Swing
  • 1993
    Sparkill Ave!

    Sparkill Ave!

    Sparkill Ave!

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    Sparkill Ave! combines still photos of Breer's home and environs with hand-drawn images of ordinary objects and scenes.

    Sparkill Ave!
  • 1977
    77

    77

    77

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    A number of simple mechanical objects spiral out of a spray-paint nebula then implode into pure pattern and line.

    77
  • 1962
    Horse Over Tea Kettle

    Horse Over Tea Kettle

    Horse Over Tea Kettle

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    A woman with an umbrella, a frog and other easily recognizable creatures and objects are moved and transformed within an intricate orchestration of...

    Horse Over Tea Kettle
  • 1958
    Par avion

    Par avion

    Par avion

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    A short film by Robert Breer

    Par avion
  • 1957
    The Movement

    The Movement

    The Movement

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    Documentation of an exhibition entitled Le Mouvement held in Paris in 1955, co-curated by Breer and Pontus Hulten. Features works and appearances by...

    The Movement
  • 1955
    Image by Images III

    Image by Images III

    Image by Images III

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    Image by Images III
  • 1955
    Image by Images II

    Image by Images II

    Image by Images II

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    Image by Images II
  • 1954
    Image by Images

    Image by Images

    Image by Images

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    Image by Images
  • 1992
    Robert Breer At Home

    Robert Breer At Home

    Robert Breer At Home

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    Burford met Breer in February 1992 and filmed his actions. Breer manipulates some of his mutoscopes: he leafs through some cards of his film in the...

    Robert Breer At Home