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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Lovesusti

The Worst Film Ever

AshUnow

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

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Taha Avalos

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

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Zandra

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

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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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