Kinetasis 60

USA 1970, 16mm, col, sound, 4:00 min

realized by:

Robert Breer

available copies:

LUX:

available for rent

synopsis: LUX online catalogue 2005

Kinestasis 60 is a four minute compression of the exciting and pivotal decade of the 1960's, backed-up by the subtle and intricate music of Mort Garson. Beginning with the 1960 elections, the film integrates live action with revealing still photos, presenting in blinking rhythms the personalities and events of the 60's, JFK and the New Frontier, Khrushchev, Castro, The Bay of Pigs, Nixon's loss in California, Pop Art, sports, the assassination of John Kennedy, the shooting of Oswald, the succession of LBJ, the nomination of Goldwater, the campaign of '64, Vietnam, student demonstrations, riots in the cities, the 7-day war, the Beatles, the assassinations of King and RFK, the Republican convention of 1968, the election, the French student strike, the conquest of space, and many others. Like Braverman's other 'time capsule' films, Kinestasis 60 is a carefully planned montage, enhanced by a restrained use of zooms, filters, and other devices designed to create a sense of variety and immediacy. An impressive 'no waste' overview.

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