Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One

William Greaves
1992-02-01


7.074
75 min

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?

Cast

Name Character Team
Patricia Ree Gilbert Self - Actress Testing for Alice Unowned
Don Fellows Self - Actor Testing for Freddy Unowned
Jonathan Gordon Self - Soundman Unowned
William Greaves Self - Director Unowned
Susan Anspach Self - Actress Testing for Alice (uncredited) Unowned
Audrey Heningham Black Lady Clapping Her Hands (uncredited) Unowned
Stevan Larner Self - Cameraman (uncredited) Unowned
Terence Macartney-Filgate Self - Cameraman (uncredited) Unowned
Maria Zeheri Self - Camera Assistant (uncredited) Unowned
Robert L. Rosen Self - Production Manager (as Bob Rosen) Unowned