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Alex Morgan
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5 min ago
★★★★★4/5

Just finished watching this. Visuals were stunning but the pacing felt a bit off in the second half. Still worth a watch!

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Daniel Cooper
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2 days ago
★★★★★2/5

I don't get the hype. The plot was predictable and the characters felt flat. It seems like style over substance to me. Maybe I missed something, but I was bored throughout.

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Priya Sharma
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15 days ago
★★★★★5/5

An absolute masterpiece. The director managed to weave complex themes into a compelling narrative without it feeling forced. The cinematography is some of the best I've seen in years. Truly a cinematic experience that stays with you.

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
6.9
1h 15m

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One

In Manhattan's Central Park, a film crew directed by William Greaves is shooting a screen test with various pairs of actors. It's a confrontation between a couple: he demands to know what's wrong, she challenges his sexual orientation. Cameras shoot the exchange, and another camera records Greaves and his crew. Sometimes we watch the crew discussing this scene, its language, and the process of making a movie. Is there such a thing as natural language? Are all things related to sex? The camera records distractions - a woman rides horseback past them; a garrulous homeless vet who sleeps in the park chats them up. What's the nature of making a movie?

Top Cast

Patricia Ree Gilbert

Patricia Ree Gilbert

Self - Actress Testing for Alice

Don Fellows

Don Fellows

Self - Actor Testing for Freddy

Jonathan Gordon

Jonathan Gordon

Self - Soundman

William Greaves

William Greaves

Self - Director

Susan Anspach

Susan Anspach

Self - Actress Testing for Alice (uncredited)

Audrey Heningham

Audrey Heningham

Black Lady Clapping Her Hands (uncredited)

Stevan Larner

Stevan Larner

Self - Cameraman (uncredited)

Terence Macartney-Filgate

Terence Macartney-Filgate

Self - Cameraman (uncredited)

Maria Zeheri

Maria Zeheri

Self - Camera Assistant (uncredited)

Robert L. Rosen

Robert L. Rosen

Self - Production Manager (as Bob Rosen)

Awards & Recognition

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Overview

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One (1968) is rated ⭐ 6.947/10.
In Manhattan's Central Park, a film crew directed by William Greaves is shooting a screen test with various pairs of actors. It's a confrontation between a couple: he demands to know what's wrong, she challenges his sexual orientation. Cameras shoot the exchange, and another camera records Greaves and his crew. Sometimes we watch the crew discussing this scene, its language, and the process of making a movie. Is there such a thing as natural language? Are all things related to sex? The camera records distractions - a woman rides horseback past them; a garrulous homeless vet who sleeps in the park chats them up. What's the nature of making a movie?