Ceci Ne Serait Pas Une Pipe (1970)

This is one of a series of films that Broodthaers made on the subject of the pipe, a reference to the work of René Magritte. A static camera depicts images of a pipe, clock, and smoke against a whitewashed brick wall. The superimposed titles were added in 1971, and include the labels ‘Figure I’ and ‘Figure II’, phrases that recur throughout Broodthaers oeuvre, and echo Magritte’s concern with the relationship between object, image and language.

Date of release
1970-01-01
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
3m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Marcel Broodthaers

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