Bardo Follies poster

Bardo Follies

5.1(4)196720m1

A shot of a Southern Belle waving to a group of tourists on a pleasure boat ride is looped, multiplied and then melted, creating psychedelic abstract images. “A paraphrasing of certain sections of the Tibetan Book of the Dead in motion picture terms.” - Harvard Film Archive. Originally ran 45 minutes, then was edited down to 30, then 20 minutes. Final version was simply entitled "Diploteratology" and runs 7 minutes, and is the most commonly shown version.

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Director

Owen Land

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United States of America

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  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereFilm-Makers' Cinematheque2 May 1967

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Bardo Follies was released on 2 May 1967.

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