In this experimental film, Isidore Isou, the leader of the lettrist movement, lashes out at conventional cinema and offers a revolutionary form of movie-making: through scratching and bleaching the film, through desynchronizing the soundtrack and the visual track, through deconstructing the story, he aims to renew the seventh art the same way he tried to revolutionize the literary world.
Debord directed his first film, "Hurlements en faveur de Sade" in 1952 with the voices of Michele Bernstein and Gil Holman. The film has no actual images; instead, it shows bright white when there is speaking and black when there is not. Long silences separate speaking parts. The film ends with 24 minutes of black silence.
Has the Film Already Started? is a 1951 avant-garde film that delves into the world of lettrism, a radical art movement. The film pushes the boundaries of traditional cinema with its innovative techniques and showcases the creativity and ideology behind lettrist cinema. With poetic and experimental visuals, it challenges the notion of linear storytelling and engages the audience in a unique cinematic experience.
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