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

References

  1. Program for Uppsala International Short Film Festival 2011, p. 21.
  2. Joe Moran. "The girl chewing gum", Moran's blog, 16 June 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2012.

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