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21-87

Arthur Lipsett, 1964, 9 min 40 s
This short film from Arthur Lipsett is an abstract succession of unrelated views of the passing crowd. A commentary on ...
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This short film from Arthur Lipsett is an abstract succession of unrelated views of the passing crowd. A commentary on a machine-dominated society, it is often cited as an influence on George Lucas's Star Wars and his conceptualization of "The Force."

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  • 21-87

    21-87

    A wry commentary on machine-dominated man, the man to whom nothing matters, who waits for chance to call his number. The film is a succession of many unrelated views of the passing crowd.

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Arthur Lipsett and his experimental 21-87, a collage of seemingly unrelated snippets of film that offered a wry commentary on the machine age, would inspire young filmmakers of an entire generation. George Lucas would be so impressed with Lipsett and this film that he would refer to the film’s title in the first Star Wars film (It is Princess Leia’s prison cell number)!
Director
Arthur Lipsett
Producer
Colin Low
Tom Daly
Sound
George Croll
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