Peter Hutton Movies

1971
July '71 in San Francisco, Living at Beach Street, Working at Canyon Cinema, Swimming in the Valley of the Moon
July '71 in San Francisco, Living at Beach Street, Working at Canyon Cinema, Swimming in the Valley of the Moon
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July ’71 is as much a record of the daily experiences of light and shadow as it is a catalogue of domestic life. More involved with...
1970
For Horatio Alger
For Horatio Alger
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1970. 16mm; 5 minutes; black and white; sound.
1979
Boston Fire
Boston Fire
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BOSTON FIRE finds grandeur in smoke rising eloquently from a city blaze. Billowing puffs of darkness blend with fountains of water streaming in from...
1970
In Marin County
In Marin County
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"IN MARIN COUNTY approaches the subject of America's ecological disaster as a comic yet bizarre vision. The tradition of Old MacDonald's farm has...
1986
Budapest Portrait (Memories of a City)
Budapest Portrait (Memories of a City)
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Peter Hutton’s essay on the naturalization of the urban landscape. Voluptuously gray, worn and lived in, the city is like a stage set for an...
1993
Lodz Symphony
Lodz Symphony
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A portrait of Łódź, Poland that exists in a time-warp of sad memory.
1972
New York Near Sleep for Saskia
New York Near Sleep for Saskia
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“Using exciting juxtapositions of shade and movement, this silent and surreally poetic film examines subtle changes of light and landscape in...
1970
At Sea, In Berlin, Lenin Portrait
At Sea, In Berlin, Lenin Portrait
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Although this grouping of three works shot during Peter Hutton’s yearlong stay in West Berlin seems to have been screened at least a few times,...
1979
New York Portrait, Chapter I
New York Portrait, Chapter I
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Hutton's most impressive work ... the filmmaker's style takes on an assertive edge that marks his maturity. The landscape has a majesty that serves...
1997
Study of a River
Study of a River
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The first part (winter) of a seasonal study of the Hudson river in New York.
2001
Looking at the Sea
Looking at the Sea
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“When I was shooting the material that ended up in "Looking at the Sea", I was standing on these cliffs on the west coast of Ireland, looking...
1990
New York Portrait, Chapter III
New York Portrait, Chapter III
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"[Hutton’s] latest urban film, New York Portrait, Chapter III, takes on a unique tone in relation to Hutton’s ongoing exploration of...
1981
New York Portrait, Chapter II
New York Portrait, Chapter II
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Chapter Two represents a continuation of daily observations from the environment of Manhattan compiled over a period from 1980-1981. This is the...
1991
In Titan's Goblet
In Titan's Goblet
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In Titan's Goblet refers to a landscape painting by Thomas Cole circa 1833. The film is intended as a homage to Cole, who is regarded as the father...
1975
Florence
Florence
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Florence is a contemplative study of light and shadows, textures and planes, that makes beautiful use of the tonal qualities of black and white film....
1974
Images of Asian Music (A Diary from Life 1973-74)
Images of Asian Music (A Diary from Life 1973-74)
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A contemplative, seemingly timeless record of the years Hutton spent in Southeast Asia while working as a merchant seaman. Jon Jost writes, "The film...
1987
Landscape (for Manon)
Landscape (for Manon)
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A languid, beautifully shot collection of landscapes, edited into a whimsical and touching film.
2007
At Sea
At Sea
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Three segments depicting the life cycle of a freighter boat.