Noctiluca
1974, English. Directed by Hollis Frampton.
Otherwise known as Magellan's Toys #1. Hollis Frampton's "Noctiluca" was a film designed to be shown on the second day of the Magellan cycle, the filmmaker's unfinished magnum opus work. The title (nox/luceo) means something that shines by night, i.e., the moon, and the film indeed consists of a bright sphere, sometimes white, sometimes tinted, sometimes single, sometimes doubled and overlapped.
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- 0h 3m
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- English
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- 29 March 1974
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Noctiluca runs 3 minutes (0h 3m).
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Who directed Noctiluca?
Noctiluca (1974) was directed by Hollis Frampton.