Synopsis
Light begins to illuminate the small, nipple-like end of a lemon on the right edge of the frame and gradually spreads until the entire lemon is clearly visible. Then the light recedes across the frame.
Lemon
1969 Directed by Hollis Frampton
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A person could accuse this film of many things, but false advertising isn't one of them.
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An interesting look at the effect of lighting. Not much else. I can now officially say I've seen a Lemon Eclipse though. I'll be the life of the parties.
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Alright, look. This one's a tricky one, so bear with me. Art is a SUPER confusing thing, okay? Not only is it confusing, but it's also subjective as hell. While one person can pour out all their creative energy into a self-portrait and have it be labelled crap, another person can draw some squiggly lines on a paper and have it be deemed a masterpiece. So art hits people differently. If you were somebody who watched "Lemon" and said it was pretentious and meaningless garbage, I absolutely couldn't blame you. It's a seven-minute-long shot of a goddamn fruit under different lighting, for Christ's sake. But during my time watching it, I was surprised to find that I... actually... enjoyed it...?…
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i love how people get so frustrated at experimental pieces like this. it's just a lemon bro wtf you mad about lmao.
nice lighting too.
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Alguns historiadores da arte consideram que a pintura inaugural do gênero de natureza-morta foi pintada por Caravaggio no século XVI. O quadro é considerado inacabado e muito provavelmente era um estudo para a pintura de um Bacco.
A exemplo dos servos de Michelangelo, da Madalena destruída de Donatello, dos rascunhos do Leonardo - tudo aquilo que era inacabado no renascimento se tornou de maior importância para a arte nos séculos XIX e XX. E hoje, no século XXI é difícil olhar a Cesta de Frutas de Caravaggio e não lembrar de Morandi.
Digressões à parte, o que sempre me encantou na Cesta de Frutas é a transição que acontece no quadro da esquerda para direita. Do espaço vazio iluminado no…
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The absolute pinnacle of all art.
I think I'm done watching films forever after this.
