The Birth of Magellan: Cadenza I
The Birth of Magellan: Cadenza I
| 31 December 1977 (USA)
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Hollis Frampton alludes to origins and creation as he cuts between a garden featuring a bride and groom and an 1902 film entitled "A Little Piece of String."

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Kailansorac

Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

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Humbersi

The first must-see film of the year.

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filippaberry84

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

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Robert Joyner

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

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Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de)

"The Birth of Magellan: Cadenza I" is a fairly late effort from the career of American experimental filmmaker Hollis Frampton and once again he pays tribute to the era of silent film in his usual clumsy manner. I cannot say that this 5.5-minute film here seemed memorable to me for whatever reason. It looks as if a young filmmaker is still trying to find his style, but actually the opposite is true. But then again, it is probably not among the very worst Frampton has done, but that is just because his lows were as low as it gets. As for this one here, it lacked creativity to me and I did not find it inspired. Thumbs down.

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