| The Girl Chewing Gum | |
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 Frame from the film | |
| Directed by | John Smith |
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Running time | 12 minutes |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
The Girl Chewing Gum is a 1976 British short film directed by John Smith. [1] [2] [3]
| The Girl Chewing Gum | |
|---|---|
| Frame from the film | |
| Directed by | John Smith |
Release date |
|
Running time | 12 minutes |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
The Girl Chewing Gum is a 1976 British short film directed by John Smith. [1] [2] [3]
The film, made as the ideological opposition to mainstream cinema, [4] [5] was inspired by a scene in François Truffaut's 1973 film Day for Night in which the director gives instructions to the actors, and even tells a dog to urinate on a lamppost. [6] [7]
At Stamford Road in Dalston Junction of east London, the camera follows pedestrians, cars and birds while a narrator, who appears to be the (fictional) director behind the camera, seems to direct their actions. [8] [9] [10] [11]
The film is widely acknowledged as one of the most important avant-garde films of the 20th century. [12]
The Girl Chewing Gum was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2019. [13]