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Zorns Lemma (1970)

Overview

Zorns Lemma is a 1970 American structuralist film by Hollis Frampton. It is named after Zorn's lemma (also known as the Kuratowski–Zorn lemma), a proposition of set theory formulated by mathematician Max Zorn in 1935. Zorns Lemma is prefaced with a reading from an early grammar textbook. The remainder of the film, largely silent, shows the viewer an evolving 24-part "alphabet" (where i & j and u & v are interchanged) which is cycled through, replaced and expanded upon. The film's conclusion shows a man, woman and dog walking through snow as several voices read passages from On Light, or the Ingression of Forms by Robert Grosseteste.
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Hollis Frampton profile
Hollis Frampton

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Cast

Robert Huot profile
Robert Huot

Rosemarie Castoro profile
Rosemarie Castoro

Marcia Steinbrecher profile
Marcia Steinbrecher

Twyla Tharp profile
Twyla Tharp

Joyce Wieland profile
Joyce Wieland

Robert Huot profile
Robert Huot

Rosemarie Castoro profile
Rosemarie Castoro

Marcia Steinbrecher profile
Marcia Steinbrecher

Twyla Tharp profile
Twyla Tharp

Joyce Wieland profile
Joyce Wieland

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Release Date

April 1, 1970

Original Language

English

Budget

$0.00

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