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石頭纪, Legend of the stone, 出品視納華仁 ; 導演温成

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石頭纪, Legend of the stone, 出品視納華仁 ; 導演温成

Language

chi

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videorecording

Main title

石頭纪

Oclc number

976018471

Responsibility statement

出品視納華仁 ; 導演温成

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Legend of the stone

Summary

880-05, A feature length documentary about a philosophical artist confronts a 400-ton rock and the beginning of space and time. When artist Zhan Wang showed Director Richard Widmer his first sketches for the "My Universe" project, the filmmaker could barely grasp his idea. Zhan wanted to blow-up a huge rock, film the explosion from six sides in ultra slow motion, and then recreate the experiment with a six-sided video installation and rock fragments made of stainless steel. And he wanted the entire process filmed. "Humans cannot possibly understand the origin of the universe," hypothesized Zhan Wang. Zhan Wang finds his rock, hires pyrotechnics specialists, and coordinates his high-speed video team, but when local police discover that a foreign "journalist" is recording the proceedings, the village's Party Secretary refuses Zhan Wang permission to make a large-scale explosion within his jurisdiction. Instead of contemplating the stars in heaven, Zhan Wang is forced to grapple with local politics. And when Zhan Wang finally wins permission, even the heavens seem to conspire against him. Whether or not you believe in God, recreating the Big Bang will not be such a simple matter--, CNEX website

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live action

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Legend of the stone

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