Theatre of the Horse and the Moon [Original]
Identifier
F.2025-04-0007
Date Of Production
circa 1982
Abstract
"The line that separates life from theater is a fascinating one. The actual theater curtain that divides the characters from the audience separates as well as celebrates this line; the plane where reality and illusion come together. This "verge" between the real and the unreal is one of the themes of this film." — Norm Bruns, in program notes published by the Film Center for a March 6, 1982 screening.
“Bruns' most recent film, The Theatre of the Horse and the Moonlight, has a linear structure more similar to the psychodrama, but resembles [Georges] Méliès in its theatricality: the film opens and closes with the opening and closing of a curtain, and takes place in a stage-like space.” — Harvey Nosowitz, "A View of Chicago," Millennium Film Journal, no. 12, Fall/Winter 1982-83.
“Bruns' most recent film, The Theatre of the Horse and the Moonlight, has a linear structure more similar to the psychodrama, but resembles [Georges] Méliès in its theatricality: the film opens and closes with the opening and closing of a curtain, and takes place in a stage-like space.” — Harvey Nosowitz, "A View of Chicago," Millennium Film Journal, no. 12, Fall/Winter 1982-83.
Format
Super 8
Extent
170 feet
Color
B&W
Sound
Silent
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Notes
The corresponding audio for this film (featuring a recording of "Messa de Requiem: Requiem" by Giuseppe Verdi) can be found on a separate cassette tape in the collection.
Element
Originals
Genre
Form
Subject
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Main Credits
Bruns, Norm (is filmmaker)
Participants And Performers
Cole, Deborah (is actor)
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