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Directed by: Bruce Baillie

year: 1966 5 minutes

One of San Francisco Cinematheque co-founder Bruce Baillie's sensuous tone poems, TUNG is a portrait of a friend; sandy skin and flaxen hair in the early-morning light.

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Reviews

alexhansen
alexhansen

As the world turns. The beautifully photographed foliage, "processed" imagery, and use of onscreen text/subtitles brings to mind the work of Michael Robinson. A film that cries out to be seen via a print.