Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
Seen it?1968 | 75 min | Documentary
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (88% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had a box office flop. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
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
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 15 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1968: an older pace and style.
In Manhattan's Central Park, a film crew directed by William Greaves is shooting a screen test with various pairs of actors. It's a confrontation between a couple: he demands to know what's wrong, she challenges his sexual orientation. Cameras shoot the exchange, and another camera records Greaves and his crew. Sometimes we watch the crew discussing this scene, its language, and the process of making a movie. Is there such a thing as natural language? Are all things related to sex? The camera records distractions - a woman rides horseback past them; a garrulous homeless vet who sleeps in the park chats them up. What's the nature of making a movie?
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
88% on Rotten Tomatoes, 71 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 29K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
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Cast & crew
Directed by William Greaves
- Patricia Ree Gilbert Self - Actress Testing for Alice
- Don FellowsSelf - Actor Testing for Freddy
- Jonathan GordonSelf - Soundman
- William GreavesSelf - Director
- Susan AnspachSelf - Actress Testing for Alice (uncredited)
- Audrey HeninghamBlack Lady Clapping Her Hands (uncredited)
- Stevan LarnerSelf - Cameraman (uncredited)
- Terence Macartney-FilgateSelf - Cameraman (uncredited)
- Maria ZeheriSelf - Camera Assistant (uncredited)
- Robert L. RosenSelf - Production Manager (as Bob Rosen)