Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
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A movie about making movies about making movies. In 1968, William Greaves shot several pairs of actors in a scene in which a woman confronts her husband and ends their relationship. In "Take 2 1/2," Greaves starts with 1968 takes of one of these pairs of actors plus footage of the crew discussing the film's progress. Then, 35 years later, Greaves brings back to Central Park those actors and some of the original crew (plus others) to film a reunion of the characters Alice and Freddie. We watch scenes of these characters and discussions among the actors and crew. Greaves explores and dramatizes the dialectic in the creative process.
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2 films
Cast
17 people
William Greaves
Self
Also in
Souls of Sin
That's Black Entertainment
Steve Buscemi
Self
Known for
Wednesday
Monsters, Inc.
Phil Parmet
Phil Parmet
Louise Archambault
Audrey Heningham
Alice
Also in
Die Wache
Stevan Larner
Stevan Larner
Shannon Baker
Freddie
Steven Soderbergh
Known for
Waking Life
Schizopolis
Henry Adebonojo
Jonathan Gordon
Self
Terence Macartney-Filgate
Terence Macartney-Filgate
Ndeye Ade Sokhna
Jamilla
William Greaves Director · Phil Parmet Cinematographer Stevan Larner Cinematographer
United States release January 20, 2005 · Produced in United States
Production
Take One Productions
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 20, 2005
Premiere · Source: IMDB (Sundance)
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