Plot Summary
Ancient of Days is a remarkable series of "canons and fugues for video" that comprises Viola's most sophisticated structural and metaphorical explorations of time. Mathematical notations of precise time-code editing were applied to construct illustrations of temporal symmetry, duality and transposition — time-based equivalents of musical compositional principles such as counterpoint and serialism. Astonishing temporal interventions — a 180-degree pan gazing downward on a New York City street that progresses from day to night, an image of Mount Rainier in which the foreground and background unfold in different time planes — unfold as symbolic transformations of natural and urban landscapes.
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Director & Crew
Bill Viola
Director
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It has a TMDB rating of 7.1/10 based on 9 votes.
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Ancient of Days was directed by Bill Viola and released in 1982.
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Ancient of Days has a runtime of 0 hours and 12 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1982-10-12
- Status
- Released