Bridges-Go-Around (1958), made by
one of the forerunner Jazz Film artists of all time, Shirley Clarke, is a
short film, or more precisely two shorts in one. Composed of a series
of shots from New York bridges, the film, in its first half, is edited
and synced with the music of Teo Macero.
For the second half, the very same images, as the first half, are
repeated, but this time they are accompanied by the electronic music of Louis and Bebe Barron. So Bridges-Go-Around
is a film which is played twice, but each projection, thanks to
specific effects created by each musical genre, gives a distinctive
impression and even the meaning of the images change and assiduously
contrast/complete/comment on the other half.
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