Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One (1968)

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One (1968)

1968-10-28 United States of America 75 Min. PG-13
7.2 49 votes

Overview

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

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