As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
Seen it?2000 | 288 min | Documentary
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 4 hr 48 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 4 hr 48 min.
A compilation of over 30 years of private home movie footage shot by Lithuanian-American avant-garde director Jonas Mekas, assembled by Mekas "purely by chance", without concern for chronological order.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 24K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jonas Mekas
- Jonas MekasNarrator (voice)
- Stan BrakhageSelf
- Jane WodeningSelf
- Robert BreerSelf
- Hollis FramptonSelf (archive footage)
- Allen GinsbergSelf (archive footage)
- Ken JacobsSelf
- Peter KubelkaSelf
- Adolfas MekasSelf
- Oona MekasSelf