Yvonne Rainer Movies

  • 2023
    I Cannot Now Recall

    I Cannot Now Recall

    I Cannot Now Recall

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    In I Cannot Now Recall, a collection of Yvonne Rainer's dreams are presented, selected by the filmmaker from Rainer's journals. Through choice and...

    I Cannot Now Recall
  • 1966
    Hand Film

    Hand Film

    Hand Film

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    Rainer's first film, Hand Film, was shot by fellow dancer William Davis when Rainer was confined to a hospital bed, recovering from major surgery and...

    Hand Film
  • 1968
    Rhode Island Red

    Rhode Island Red

    Rhode Island Red

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    Ten minutes in an enormous chicken coop. Camerawork by Roy Levin.

    Rhode Island Red
  • 1978
    Trio A

    Trio A

    Trio A

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    First performed in 1966, Trio A consists of an approximately five-minute sequence of discrete movements that, with the exception of walking, are...

    Trio A
  • 1967
    Volleyball (Foot Film)

    Volleyball (Foot Film)

    Volleyball (Foot Film)

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    A volleyball is rolled into the frame and comes to rest. Two legs in sneakers, seen from the knees down, enter the frame and stand beside it. Cut to...

    Volleyball (Foot Film)
  • 2017
    Just Back from Los Angeles: A Portrait of Yvonne Rainer

    Just Back from Los Angeles: A Portrait of Yvonne Rainer

    Just Back from Los Angeles: A Portrait of Yvonne Rainer

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    Adam Pendleton’s Just Back From Los Angeles: A Portrait of Yvonne Rainer is the third in a series of video portraits, following My Education: A...

    Just Back from Los Angeles: A Portrait of Yvonne Rainer
  • 2002
    After Many a Summer Dies the Swan: Hybrid

    After Many a Summer Dies the Swan: Hybrid

    After Many a Summer Dies the Swan: Hybrid

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    Yvonne Rainer combines a dance performance she choreographed for Mikhail Barryshnikov’s White Oak Dance Project in 2000 with texts by Oscar...

    After Many a Summer Dies the Swan: Hybrid