"A ninety minute celluloid improvisation" 18 May 1990 Factual, Music 90 mins
An avant-garde documentary film on English guitarist, composer and improviser Fred Frith.
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Fred Frith as Self
Jonas Mekas as Butterfly Wing
John Spacely as Koan vom Klang einer Hand
Julia Judge as Koan vom Klang einer Hand
Tom Walker as Koan vom Klang einer Hand
Ted Milton as Television Dancer
Robert Frank as Old Man in Train
Cyro Baptista as Self
Joey Baron as Self
Iva Bittová as Self
Tom Cora as Self
Jean Derome as Self
Pavel Fajt as Self
Haco as Self (as Haco Mizoguchi)
Eitetsu Hayashi as Self
Tim Hodgkinson as Self
Werner Penzel Director
Werner Penzel Writer
Nicolas Humbert Director
Nicolas Humbert Writer
Gisela Castronari Editor
Silvia Koller Editor
Oscar Salgado Director of Photography
Peter Zobel Assistant Director
Res Balzli Producer
Fred Frith Music
Gerhard Honal Producer
Nicolas Humbert Producer
Silvia Koller Producer
Werner Penzel Producer
Vera Burnus Editor
Res Balzli Production Manager
Canada 08 September 1990
Switzerland 18 May 1990
Germany 19 June 2025
United States 19 February 1992
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From Nicolas Humbert's "Step across the border" (1990). A man speaking on the train is Robert Frank.
The point of intersection between improvised music and cinema verite with improv legend Fred Frith. Featuring appearances by Iva Bittova and Pavel Fajt.
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