The Cut-Ups
The Cut-Ups
| 01 January 1966 (USA)
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Essentially a dizzying montage of quirky shots of legendary Beat Generation writer William S. Burroughs and noted surrealist artist Brion Gysin, this nearly 20 minute avant-garde short features repeated articulations of such random things as "Hello," "Where are we now?," and "Look at that picture" instead of music or standard dialogue. The narrative is decidedly nonlinear and perplexing, with no discernible plot whatsoever as we see images of Gysin working on his paintings and calligraphic designs and Burroughs rummaging through draws, packing a suitcase, giving a young man a physical, making a call in a phone booth, and waiting on a platform for a subway train.

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VeteranLight

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

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Fairaher

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

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Hayden Kane

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

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Billy Ollie

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

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