Peter Hutton Movies

  • 1993
    Lodz Symphony

    Lodz Symphony

    Lodz Symphony

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    A portrait of Łódź, Poland that exists in a time-warp of sad memory.

    Lodz Symphony
  • 2000
    Time and Tide

    Time and Tide

    Time and Tide

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    Peter Hutton’s meditation on the Hudson River.

    Time and Tide
  • 1975
    Florence

    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....

    Florence
  • 1970
    Lenin Portrait

    Lenin Portrait

    Lenin Portrait

    01970HD

    Third part of At Sea, In Berlin, Lenin Portrait (1982) that was screened separately. 1982. 16mm; 15 minutes; black and white; silent.

    Lenin Portrait
  • 2013
    Three Landscapes

    Three Landscapes

    Three Landscapes

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    Shot on 16mm, this wondrous silent film study from avant-garde master Peter Hutton (At Sea) observes human movement across three distinct landscapes:...

    Three Landscapes
  • 1974
    Images of Asian Music (A Diary from Life 1973-74)

    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...

    Images of Asian Music (A Diary from Life 1973-74)
  • 1987
    Landscape (for Manon)

    Landscape (for Manon)

    Landscape (for Manon)

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    A languid, beautifully shot collection of landscapes, edited into a whimsical and touching film.

    Landscape (for Manon)
  • 2001
    Looking at the Sea

    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...

    Looking at the Sea
  • 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

    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...

    July '71 in San Francisco, Living at Beach Street, Working at Canyon Cinema, Swimming in the Valley of the Moon
  • 1972
    New York Near Sleep for Saskia

    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...

    New York Near Sleep for Saskia
  • 1991
    Sketches for Late City Final

    Sketches for Late City Final

    Sketches for Late City Final

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    Sketches for Late City Final (Jem Cohen, Peter Hutton, Jeff Preiss, Adam Grossman Cohen, co-produced by Fred Riedel, c. 1991)

    Sketches for Late City Final
  • 1986
    Budapest Portrait (Memories of a City)

    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...

    Budapest Portrait (Memories of a City)
  • 1991
    In Titan's Goblet

    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...

    In Titan's Goblet
  • 1970
    At Sea, In Berlin, Lenin Portrait

    At Sea, In Berlin, Lenin Portrait

    At Sea, In Berlin, Lenin Portrait

    01970HD

    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,...

    At Sea, In Berlin, Lenin Portrait
  • 1970
    For Horatio Alger

    For Horatio Alger

    For Horatio Alger

    01970HD

    1970. 16mm; 5 minutes; black and white; sound.

    For Horatio Alger
  • 2012
    The Poor Stockinger, The Luddite Cropper and The Deluded Followers of Joanna Southcott

    The Poor Stockinger, The Luddite Cropper and The Deluded Followers of Joanna Southcott

    The Poor Stockinger, The Luddite Cropper and The Deluded Followers of Joanna Southcott

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    Turner Prize-winner Luke Fowler's film focuses on the life and work of the socialist historian EP Thompson and his involvement with the Workers...

    The Poor Stockinger, The Luddite Cropper and The Deluded Followers of Joanna Southcott
  • 1990
    New York Portrait, Chapter III

    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...

    New York Portrait, Chapter III
  • 1981
    New York Portrait, Chapter II

    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...

    New York Portrait, Chapter II