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6.5/10   114 votes
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Director:
David Blair
Writer:
David Blair (writer)
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Release Date:
21 October 1991 (Germany) more
Genre:
Documentary more
User Comments:
no more weird than cnn more (10 total)

Cast

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Father Bessarion ... Himself
David Blair ... Jacob Maker
William S. Burroughs ... James 'Hive' Maker
Florence Ormezzano ... Allellee Zillah
Meg Savlov ... Melissa Maker
Dr. Clyde Tombaugh ... Himself
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Wax oder Die Entdeckung des Fernsehens unter den Bienen (Germany)
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Runtime:
85 min
Country:
USA | Germany
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
no more weird than cnn, 27 November 2007
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Author: (antifilm@web.de) from Portugal

just wanted to add that i really like the video, and i think its no more weird than any television talk show or game show or news show or presidential election show: it mixes up a lot (in our heads i mean), but the confusion comes from the matter, not from the artist.

it's full of speculations and confusing plot points, as part of what it is about. in fact it was the only movie i ever saw, that was able to both analyze and illustrate the TV strategies of war reporting since operation desert storm (which it is exactly about) and the beginning new world order. that's maybe what seems technically overwrought?

seems to me, other artists like godard or kitano work the same way, merging so many images, synthezising so many parts of life, in the end you're overwhelmed. because we are not used to watch movies that way. because there is little chance to see stuff like this in cinemas.

thx for your attention. ;)

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