The Alphabet
1975, English. Directed by Peter von Ziegesar.
A particular favorite of mine, this film takes Rimbaud’s words one step further into the arena of “inane refrains and artless rhythms.” I used a Bolex with an extreme macro lens to flip and roam through the pages of Chinatown pamphlets, Victorian erotic novels, and American pulp fiction, zooming in on lines and phrases and grasping at the truth that the pages can talk and that the words have their own independent lives. The Stravinsky soundtrack sets the pace for this restless proto-literary journey. I also used a shadow puppet for the first time, a year before None Saved. - P. V. Z.
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- 0h 12m
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The Alphabet runs 12 minutes (0h 12m).
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The Alphabet isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1975. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Alphabet?
The Alphabet (1975) was directed by Peter von Ziegesar.