Another Girl Another Planet (film)
| Another Girl Another Planet | |
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| Directed by | Michael Almereyda |
| Written by | Michael Almereyda |
| Produced by | Bob Gosse |
| Starring | Barry Del Sherman Isabel Gillies Bob Gosse |
| Cinematography | Jim Denault |
Release date |
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Running time | 56 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Another Girl Another Planet is a 1992 film written and directed by Michael Almereyda.[1] The film is notable for being shot on a Fisher-Price PXL 2000 children's camera.[2][3]
Premise
Bill struggles to find a lasting relationship and meaningful connection through a succession of women, who have all been touched in some form by the death of someone in their lives.
Cast
- Barry Del Sherman as Bill (credited as Barry Sherman)
- Isabel Gillies as Finley
- Bob Gosse as Man in Bar
- Elina Löwensohn as Mia
- Paula Malcomson as Bartender
- Lisa Perisot as Prudence
- Nic Ratner as Nic
- Tom Roma as Man in Bar
- Maggie Rush as Trish
- Mary B. Ward as Ramona
Critical reception
Vincent Canby of The New York Times wrote "Michael Almereyda's 56-minute 'Another Girl, Another Planet' is something else entirely. It's as American as the East Village walk-up in which it was made, and as comically angst-ridden and gray as its images. 'Another Girl, Another Planet' was initially shot on a Fisher-Price Pixel toy video camera, then transferred to 16-millimeter film."[1]
The National Society of Film Critics gave the film a special citation in its 1992 awards[4] for "expanding the possibilities of experimental filmmaking, including the use of a Pixelvision toy camcorder."[5]
References
- ^ a b Canby, Vincent (April 1, 1993). "Review/Film Festival; In Small Quarters, 2 Views of a Large Issue". The New York Times. p. 22.
- ^ "Pixelvision Dreams: Why Michael Almereyda Used a Children's Camera to Make Movies". No Film School. 2018-08-10. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ McCarty, Andrea (1997). "Toying With Obsolescence: Pixelvision Filmmakers and the Fisher Price PXL 2000 Camera". Massachusetts Institute of Technology – via CORE.
- ^ "Past Awards". National Society of Film Critics. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- ^ Cohn, Lawrence (1993-01-03). "NSFC honors Clint, Thompson". Variety. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
External links
- Another Girl Another Planet at IMDb
- Interview with Michael Almereyda about the film
- Review by Adrian Martin