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Mechanics of Love

  • 1955
  • 7m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Nina Glenn and Michael Crane in Mechanics of Love (1955)
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A film poem; a zither plays. A woman lies naked in bed. A man removes his clothes, joins her, and they kiss. Images fill the frame, at first still lifes of common objects: a door knob, glass... Read allA film poem; a zither plays. A woman lies naked in bed. A man removes his clothes, joins her, and they kiss. Images fill the frame, at first still lifes of common objects: a door knob, glasses, a cactus, a lamp. Then simple actions: a drawer pulled out, a letter mailed. On the so... Read allA film poem; a zither plays. A woman lies naked in bed. A man removes his clothes, joins her, and they kiss. Images fill the frame, at first still lifes of common objects: a door knob, glasses, a cactus, a lamp. Then simple actions: a drawer pulled out, a letter mailed. On the soundtrack, with the music, the man and woman comment about mundane things - unconnected phr... Read all

  • Directors
    • Willard Maas
    • Ben Moore
  • Stars
    • Michael Crane
    • Nina Glenn
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    159
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    • Directors
      • Willard Maas
      • Ben Moore
    • Stars
      • Michael Crane
      • Nina Glenn
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    Mechanics of Love is one really unusual short film

    Just watched this very unusual short on YouTube. If you've read the synopsis above, you should get the idea of what happens in this brief film. I will mention that the woman, Nina Glenn, is topless so obviously, this wasn't shown in mainstream theatres during this period of the Production Code. We probably wouldn't have seen the man, Michael Crane, take off his clothes and certainly not both making love naked during this time in the Major Studio releases of the era. And those random images with Crane and Ms. Glenn making unrelated comments certainly isn't something any studio head would green-light in their lineup of upcoming films. In fact, directors Willard Maas and Ben Moore don't seem to want to make something that would make any real sense. Actually, though what I just described isn't what I would call entertaining, at least the zither music by John Gruen provides a wonderful distraction throughout. So if you're interested in the really offbeat type of film, Mechanics of Love should be right up your alley.

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    • Release date
      • October 7, 2007 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • Gryphon Productions
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      • 7m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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