The Two-Backed Beast, or The Critic Makes the Film

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TitleThe Two-Backed Beast, or The Critic Makes the Film
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Release dateJan 1, 1978
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DirectorPeter Bull
Production countryUS
Run time45 min.

An experimental short film that finds film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum playing himself, being interviewed about a film that doesn’t exist. Director Peter Bull proceeds to create the film that Rosenbaum describes. The alternating footage provides insight into these two different modes of representation.

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