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Cotton Candy

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Gehr uses a mini-digital recorder to look back on the Machine Age in the form of San Francisco's soon-to-be-shuttered Musee Mecanique. For slightly more than an hour, Cotton Candy documents this venerable collection of coin-operated mechanical toys—including an entire circus—mainly in close-up, isolating particular details as he alternates between ambient and post-dubbed (or no) sound. By treating the Musee's cast of synchronized figures as puppets, the artist is making a show—but is it his or theirs? Gehr's selective take on the arcade renders it all the more spooky. There's a sense in which Cotton Candy is a gloss on the moment in The Rules of the Game when the music-box-collecting viscount unveils his latest and most elaborate acquisition. (It also brings to mind the climax of A.I.: The DV of the future tenderly regards the more human machine of the past.) (J. Hoberman, The Village Voice)

  • TMDB

    8.0/10

    1 votes

Status
Released
Budget
Box office
Language
English
  • san francisco, california
  • avant-garde
  • mechanical toys

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereMuseum of Modern Art30 Apr 2002
  • GermanyDE

    • PremiereBerlin International Film Festival13 Feb 2003

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When was Cotton Candy released?
Cotton Candy was released on 30 April 2002.
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Cotton Candy holds a 8.0/10 audience score from 1 votes.
Who directed Cotton Candy?
Cotton Candy (2002) was directed by Ernie Gehr.
How long is Cotton Candy?
Cotton Candy runs for 56m.

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