CinemaOSMovie · 1950 · 0h 20m

Works of Calder

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The film begins with a sun materializing out of the emptiness of space. In the first of three sequences we see various images from nature against music: the sky, trees, leaves, a bird, water, sand, a beach. A little boy wanders along the beach observing the natural world around him. He walks and presently comes to a house and peers inside. The second sequence has no music. The narrator speaks of sculptor Alexander Calder and his work, as we see Calder in his workshop, cutting and creating unusual shapes, and seeing the resultant artworks. The last sequence has music as we view images of Calder's work. However, now they are intercut with images from nature so that we understand that Calder's inspiration is the natural world around him. The film ends as it began, with an image of the sun, now fading into the sky.

Directed byHerbert Matter

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 20m
Language
EN
Released
December 31, 1950
Studios
New World Film Corporation

Featuring

Cast & crew

2 credited
Starring

Alexander Calder

Himself

Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

Narrator

Creative team
Directed by
Herbert Matter
Written by
John La Touche
Produced by
Burgess Meredith
Burgess Meredith

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