Research Catalog

Title

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm [videorecording] : two takes / Janus Films ; Take One Productions Ltd. presents ; co-producer, Manuel Melamed ; produced, directed and edited by William Greaves. Janus Films ; Steven Soderbergh presents ; in association with William Greaves Productions, Inc. ; co-producer, Louise Archambault ; executive producers, Steven Soderbergh, Steve Buscemi ; produced and directed by William Greaves.

Publication

[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, c2006.

Supplementary Content

• Link to reviews of Take 2 1/2
• Link to reviews of Take One

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Greaves, William.
• Soderbergh, Steven, 1963-
• Melamed, Manuel.
• Archambault, Louise.
• Gilbert, Patricia Ree.
• Fellows, Don, 1922-2007.
• Gordon, Jonathan.
• Rosen, Robert, 1940-
• Henningham, Audrey.
• Baker, Shannon.
• Karp, Marcia, 1942-
• Buscemi, Steve, 1957-
• Janus Films.
• Take One Productions.
• William Greaves Productions.
• Criterion Collection (Firm)

Description

2 videodiscs (75 min., 99 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in. +

Summary

• Symbiopsychotaxiplasm take one: There have been many films about their own making, but few that examine the creative process from so many perspectives as this one. Greaves uses the shooting of one scene to analyze film production, beginning with directorial fallibility, the inherently collaborative nature of film making, and the creative possibilities that emerge from hardship. In the end, this renders the line between documentary and fiction moot, as Greaves opts for a controlled chaos that transforms the film, into an artifact placed far beyond recognized cinematic norms.
• Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: take 2 1/2: This film begins with two different actors (whose original footage was unused), playing the characters from "Take One," meeting after a long time apart. Many of the characters and some of the original crew members return, and appear to be playing versions of themselves rather than themselves, adding layers of reflexivity to the film. With old and new versions juxtaposed, Greaves seems to be analyzing the first film with greater perspective, and re-analyzing the second, too.

Series Statement

Criterion collection ; 360

Uniform Title

Criterion collection ; 360.

Alternative Title

• Symbiopsychotaxiplasm : two takes by William Greaves
• Symbiopsychotaxiplasm take one.
• Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: take 2 1/2.
• Discovering William Greaves.

Subjects

• Fiction films
• Actresses > Drama
• Motion pictures > Production and direction > Drama
• Central Park (New York, N.Y.) > Drama
• Actors > Drama
• Feature films
• Motion picture actors and actresses > Drama
• Motion picture industry in motion pictures > Drama
• Experimental films
• Films for the hearing impaired
• Motion picture industry > Drama
• Motion picture producers and directors > Drama
• Nonfiction films
• Documentary-style films

Genre/Form

• Feature films.
• Fiction films.
• Nonfiction films.
• Experimental films.
• Documentary-style films.
• Films for the hearing impaired.

Note

• Symbiopsychotaxiplasm take one originally produced as a motion picture in 1968.
• Symbiopsychotaxiplasm : take 2 1/2 originally produced as a motion picture in 2005.
• Booklet includes essay "Still No Answers" by Amy Taubin and production notes for Take one by William Greaves.

Credits (note)

• Symbiopsychotaxiplasm take one: Directors of photography, Terry Filgate, Stevan Larner ; music by Miles Davis.
• Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: take 2 1/2: Cinematography, Terrence McCartney-Filgate, Phil Parmet, Stevan Larner, Henry Adebonojo, Jonathan Weaver ; editor, Christopher Osborn.

Performer (note)

• Symbiopsychotaxiplasm take one: Patricia Ree Gilbert, Don Fellows, Jonathan Gordon, Bob Rosen, William Greaves.
• Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: take 2 1/2: Audrey Henningham, Shannon Baker, Jonathan Gordon, Marcia Karp, Steve Buscemi.

System Details (note)

• DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby digital mono; Take one: aspect ratio 1.33:1 [full frame]; Take 2 1/2: widescreen, aspect ratio 1.78:1, enhanced for 16:9 televisions.

Language (note)

• In English with optional subtitles in English.

Contents

• Disc 1. Symbiopsychotaxiplasm take one: The couples/Opening credits ; Film this film being filmed ; "Over the cliff" ; Actor and director ; Secret meeting ; Bill, the director ; Freddie and Alice ; "I'd just like to act better" ; Bill, the actor ; Faggy fag, butch fag, or straight ; The actress breaks ; An experiment? ; Crew confronts Bill ; Singing the script ; "Who's moving whom?" ; Final couple/End credits ; Color bars (1971) (75 min.) -- Discovering William Greaves [featurette] (61 min.) -- Theatrical trailer (2 min.).
• Disc 2. Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: take 2 1/2: Introductions/Credits ; Alice does her makeup ; "You have so many skins" ; Secret debates ; Role playing ; "From reality to reality of the scene" ; Seizing the medium ; Q&A ; The new and the old meet ; "Who's the cameraman?" ; "Stand by, roll it, action. . . cut" ; Thirty-five years later ; Blocking ; Director's agenda ; Old emotions and self-control ; "We're going to do psychodrama" ; "Are you Freddie now or what?" ; "This is bullshit!" ; Reconciliation ; Meeting Jamilla ; End credits ; Color bars (2003) (99 min.) -- Steve Bucemi interview [featurette] (13 min.).

Call Number

Sc Visual DVD-345

ISBN

1934121088

LCCN

715515021029

OCLC

76945902

Title

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm [videorecording] : two takes / Janus Films ; Take One Productions Ltd. presents ; co-producer, Manuel Melamed ; produced, directed and edited by William Greaves. Janus Films ; Steven Soderbergh presents ; in association with William Greaves Productions, Inc. ; co-producer, Louise Archambault ; executive producers, Steven Soderbergh, Steve Buscemi ; produced and directed by William Greaves.

Imprint

[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, c2006.

Series

Criterion collection ; 360

Criterion collection ; 360.

System Details

DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby digital mono; Take one: aspect ratio 1.33:1 [full frame]; Take 2 1/2: widescreen, aspect ratio 1.78:1, enhanced for 16:9 televisions.

Cast

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm take one: Patricia Ree Gilbert, Don Fellows, Jonathan Gordon, Bob Rosen, William Greaves.

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: take 2 1/2: Audrey Henningham, Shannon Baker, Jonathan Gordon, Marcia Karp, Steve Buscemi.

Credits

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm take one: Directors of photography, Terry Filgate, Stevan Larner ; music by Miles Davis.

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: take 2 1/2: Cinematography, Terrence McCartney-Filgate, Phil Parmet, Stevan Larner, Henry Adebonojo, Jonathan Weaver ; editor, Christopher Osborn.

Language

In English with optional subtitles in English.

Connect to:

Request Access to Schomburg Moving Images and Recorded Sound

Link to reviews of Take 2 1/2

Link to reviews of Take One

Added Author

Greaves, William.

Soderbergh, Steven, 1963-

Melamed, Manuel.

Archambault, Louise.

Gilbert, Patricia Ree.

Fellows, Don, 1922-2007.

Gordon, Jonathan.

Rosen, Robert, 1940-

Henningham, Audrey.

Baker, Shannon.

Karp, Marcia, 1942-

Buscemi, Steve, 1957-

Janus Films.

Take One Productions.

William Greaves Productions.

Criterion Collection (Firm)

Added Title

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm take one.

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: take 2 1/2.

Discovering William Greaves.

Other Standard Identifier

715515021029

Publisher No.

CC1660D Criterion Collection

Research Call Number

Sc Visual DVD-345