The Girl Chewing Gum is a 1976 British short film directed by John Smith. The film is widely acknowledged as one of the most important avant-garde films of the 20th century.[1]
The Girl Chewing Gum | |
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Directed by | John Smith |
Release date | 1976 |
Running time | 12 minutes |
Country | UK |
Language | English |
The film was inspired by a scene in François Truffaut's 1973 film Day for Night in which the director gives instructions to the actors, and even tells a dog to urinate on a lamppost.[2]
The Girl Chewing Gum was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2019.[3]
At Stamford Road in Dalston Junction of east London, the camera follows pedestrians, cars and birds while a narrator, who appears to be the director behind the camera, seems to direct their actions.
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