Plot Summary
The second film of the series Narratives of Egypt (1984-87). In the form of the letter ‘X’ is a signature – a filmic equivalent of Cartmell’s name (which is reduced by exhaustive transcription to a simple X). X is the mark of those who cannot write, or who do not know their own names. Photographed over time against a backdrop of the Canadian Shield, X shows Cartmell’s son Sam running in slow motion towards the camera, and, in the film’s second half, away from it. The shape/structure of the movie is chiasmatic, part of the old avant-garde dream of creating movies that could be run backwards and forwards. The movie is in two parts that form an X.
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Director & Crew
Mike Cartmell
Director
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It has a TMDB rating of 8.0/10 based on 1 votes.
Who directed In the form of the letter X?
In the form of the letter X was directed by Mike Cartmell and released in 1985.
How long is In the form of the letter X?
In the form of the letter X has a runtime of 0 hours and 5 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1985-01-01
- Status
- Released