Foregrounds
1978, English. Directed by Pat O'Neill.
"FOREGROUNDS, like SAUGUS SERIES, is devoted almost entirely to carefully constructed spatial ambiguities. The most visceral of these prints a rotating boulder, occupying half of the screen, over a slow lateral pan across the desert (painted by Neon Park). A faint superimposition of leaves on top of the landscape has the effect of pushing its vista farther back in space. Correspondingly, the boulder bulges out of the picture-plane like a Cezanne apple. The effect is so strong that even when O'Neill begins to animate 'scratches' over the image, one's eye refuses to surrender the illusion of volume." - J. Hoberman, The Village Voice
- Runtime
- 0h 13m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
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- 20 March 1978
- Country
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Foregrounds runs 13 minutes (0h 13m).
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Foregrounds is rated PG in India. That rating means it is generally fine for children.
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Foregrounds isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 March 1978. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Foregrounds?
Foregrounds (1978) was directed by Pat O'Neill.