Event

ORG - FERNANDO BIRRI

ORG
1968-77. 177 mins.
In Italian with English subtitles.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 18 - 8 PM
FRIDAY, AUGUST 24 - 8 PM

Cinematic behemoths arent exactly hard to come by, but rarely do they come this abstract and inspired. Described by Birri as a nightmare with closed eyes, ORG is the result of a ten-plus year exile in Italy (his second), and contains the highest concentration of Birris talent for envisioning utopian images and proposing aesthetics. Based off the same Indian legend that inspired Thomas Mann to write his novella The Transposed Heads, ORG combines leftist radical theory, mythopoetic imagery, and any found footage Birri can use to create this kaleidoscopic utopian vision of cinema. Boasting over 26,000 cuts and 700 audio tracks, ORG proves a vital rediscovery not to be missed!

Largely screened in an abridged 104 minute version since its premiere at the Venice Film Festival in 1979, Spectacle presents ORG here in a digital restoration of its full, 177 minute premiere cut