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Furniture Poetry

Synopsis

'What prevents me from supposing that this table either vanishes or alters its shape when no one is observing it and then when someone looks at it again changes back? But one feels like saying - who is going to suppose such a thing?'



(Ludwig Wittgenstein On Certainty 1949-51)





The film-maker accepts the challenge of the philosopher and changes not only a table but also chairs, shoes, jugs, teapots and almost everything else lying around his house.

Details

Year
2000
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
5 mins
Format
35mm Kodak
Director
Paul Bush
Producer
Arts Council of England & Channel 4
Executive Producer
Arts Council of England & Channel 4
Editor
Paul Bush
Director of Photography
Paul Bush
Sound
Andy Cowton
Composer
Andy Cowton
Screen Writer
Paul Bush Music: Andy Cowton

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Ancient Mariner Productions Contact: Paul Bush 93 Lausanne Road London SE15 2HY Tel: 020 7635 7533 Fax: 020 7635 7533

Sales Company

The Lux 2-4 Hoxton Square London N1 6NU Tel: 020 7684 2782 Fax: 020 7684 1111

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