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Cast
Patricia Ree Gilbert
as Self - Actress Testing for Alice
Don Fellows
as Self - Actor Testing for Freddy
Jonathan Gordon
as Self - Soundman
William Greaves
as Self - Director
Susan Anspach
as Self - Actress Testing for Alice (uncredited)
Audrey Heningham
as Black Lady Clapping Her Hands (uncredited)
Stevan Larner
as Self - Cameraman (uncredited)
Terence Macartney-Filgate
as Self - Cameraman (uncredited)
Maria Zeheri
as Self - Camera Assistant (uncredited)
Robert L. Rosen
as Self - Production Manager (as Bob Rosen)
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1971
Runtime1h 15m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary
Votes62
DirectorWilliam Greaves
WritersWilliam Greaves
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.9 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsSymbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
About Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
In Manhattan's Central Park, a film crew directed by William Greaves is shooting a screen test with various pairs of actors. It's a confrontation between a couple: he demands to know what's wrong, she challenges his sexual orientation. Cameras shoot the exchange, and another camera records Greaves and his crew. Sometimes we watch the crew discussing this scene, its language, and the process of making a movie. Is there such a thing as natural language? Are all things related to sex? The camera records distractions - a woman rides horseback past them; a garrulous homeless vet who sleeps in the park chats them up. What's the nature of making a movie?
Directed by William Greaves, Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One leans on a strong ensemble — Patricia Ree Gilbert , Don Fellows, Jonathan Gordon — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 1971.
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