In the Labyrinth
1979
21 min
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A film without commentary in which multiple images, sometimes complementary, sometimes contrasting, draw the viewer through the different stages of a labyrinth. The tone of the film moves from great joy to wrenching sorrow; from stark simplicity to ceremonial pomp. It is life as it is lived by the people of the world, each one, as the film suggests, in a personal labyrinth. In the Labyrinth was first released as a multi-screen presentation for Chamber III of the Labyrinth at Expo 67. These separate images were integrated into a single strand of film, using a "five-on-one" cinematic technique.
Details
A film without commentary in which multiple images, sometimes complementary, sometimes contrasting, draw the viewer through the different stages of a labyrinth. The tone of the film moves from great joy to wrenching sorrow; from stark simplicity to ceremonial pomp. It is life as it is lived by the people of the world, each one, as the film suggests, in a personal labyrinth.
In the Labyrinth was first released as a multi-screen presentation for Chamber III of the Labyrinth at Expo 67. These separate images were integrated into a single strand of film, using a "five-on-one" cinematic technique.
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directorRoman KroitorColin LowHugh O'Connor
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producerTom DalyRoman Kroitor
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executive producerDesmond Dew
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cameraMichel Thomas-d'HosteWalter LassallyGilles GasconGeorges DufauxV.V. DombrovskyAlex O. Krasnov
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soundEdward T. Haley
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editingTom Daly
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sound editingTom Daly
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re-recordingEdward T. HaleyMichel DescombesJean-Pierre Joutel
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musicEldon Rathburn
Education
Ages 14 to 17
Geography - Human Geography
Media Education - Documentary Film
Social Studies - Communities in Canada/World
Social Studies - Environmental Challenges
The film opens with a statement "Each of us lives in a personal labyrinth" with our own "monster." How is this played out in the film? In which way do the filmmakers believe we are lost or trapped? How does the film suggest we can "overcome" the labyrinth of our lives? This film uses only images and music. If students could write a line or two of narration, what would it be?
