"From the Notebook of..." was shot in Florence and takes as its point of departure Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks and Paul Valéry's essay on da Vinci's process. These two elements suggest an implicit comparison between the treatment of space in Renaissance art and the moving image. The film marks a critical development in the artist's work in that he repeatedly employs a series of rapid pans and upward tilts along the city's buildings or facades, often integrating glimpses of his own face. As Beavers notes in his writing on the film, the camera movements are tied to the filmmakers' presence and suggests his investigative gaze.
February 11, 1972
Released
From the Notebook of...
48min
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No Language
Part of
Includes: Winged Dialogue, Early Monthly Segments, Plan of Brussels, The Count of Days, Palinode, Diminished Frame, Still Light, From the Notebook of..., The Painting, Work Done, Ruskin, Sotiros, Amor, Efpsychi, Wingseed, The Hedge Theater, The Stoas, The Ground