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Hardcore (1969)

ALL 07/30/1969 (en) Documentary, Western 28 Min
  • Release
    07/30/1969
  • Production
    Dilexi Foundation, KQED-TV
  • Rotten tomato
    60%
  • Original title
    Hardcore
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

Filmed in Nevada's barren Black Rock Desert in July 1969, "Hard Core" opens with an establishing shot of an expansive blue sky immediately evoking the American West, which sets the scene for De Maria's innovative and experimental film. The work intercuts two differing cinematic approaches: one that explores the observational potential of the medium through wide-angle, 360-degree shots that pan over the changing desert landscape, and the other that appropriates familiar visual tropes taken from the Hollywood Western movie genre—such as pistols, Levi's jeans, boot spurs, and leather chaps—and implements them in a performance. The soundtrack is an edited compilation of two of De Maria's "drum compositions," "Cricket Music" (1964) and "Ocean Music" (1968), which creates a sense of anticipation for the viewer. In the last minute of the film, a series of unexpected events unfolds in rapid succession, producing a dramatic climax.

  1. Walter De Maria

    Director

  2. Story

  4. John Coney

    Producer



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Casts

  1. Blair Stapp

    Self

  2. Michael Heizer

    Self - Guest

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Casts : 2 , Crews : 7

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Hardcore (1969) 28 Min

ALL 07/30/1969 (en)
Documentary, Western
  • Release 07/30/1969
  • Production
    Dilexi Foundation, KQED-TV
  • Original title Hardcore
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

Filmed in Nevada's barren Black Rock Desert in July 1969, "Hard Core" opens with an establishing shot of an expansive blue sky immediately evoking the American West, which sets the scene for De Maria's innovative and experimental film. The work intercuts two differing cinematic approaches: one that explores the observational potential of the medium through wide-angle, 360-degree shots that pan over the changing desert landscape, and the other that appropriates familiar visual tropes taken from the Hollywood Western movie genre—such as pistols, Levi's jeans, boot spurs, and leather chaps—and implements them in a performance. The soundtrack is an edited compilation of two of De Maria's "drum compositions," "Cricket Music" (1964) and "Ocean Music" (1968), which creates a sense of anticipation for the viewer. In the last minute of the film, a series of unexpected events unfolds in rapid succession, producing a dramatic climax.

  1. Walter De Maria

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Walter De Maria

    Editor

  4. John Coney

    Producer



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