The Girl Chewing Gum
| The Girl Chewing Gum | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Smith |
Release dates | 1976 |
Running time | 12 minutes |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
The Girl Chewing Gum is a 1976 British short film directed by John Smith. The film is widely acknowledged as one of the most important avant-garde films of the 20th century.[1]
The film was inspired by a scene in François Truffaut's 1973 film Day for Night in which the director gives instructions to the actors, and even tells a dog to urinate on a lamppost.[2]
Plot summary
At Stamford Road in Dalston Junction of east London, the camera follows pedestrians, cars and birds while a narrator, who appears to be the director behind the camera, seems to instruct the objects.
Similar works
- 1973: The French film Day for Night by François Truffaut
- 2011: The 2 min 28 sec Swedish short film Fågel däruppe by Mårten Nilsson
References
- ↑ Program for Uppsala International Short Film Festival 2011, p. 21.
- ↑ Joe Moran. "The girl chewing gum", Moran's blog, 16 June 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2012.