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Telefon

MUBI

about 2 years ago

Hey everyone!

A fun project for the weekend. We’ve started a list identifying the films used in Jess de Gruyter’s 2004 collage video Telefon, inspired by the Charles Bronson film of the same name. You can watch de Gruyter’s Telefon at the link.

Looking forward to testing the community’s knowledge!

Best of luck!

Samanth​a

-moderator-
about 2 years ago

That I don’t see on the list: Casino, Halloween and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.

Matt Parks

about 2 years ago

Chinatown

Scarface(de palma)
North by north west
Dog day afternoon

ruby stevens

about 2 years ago

the sting, north by northwest, the man who knew too much (1956)

J.D.

about 2 years ago

At 0:17 with Sean Penn, I believe it’s The Falcon and the Snowman.
1:22 Shaft.
1:28 You Only Live Twice.

Waterlo​o Sunset

about 2 years ago

The Towering Inferno

ruby stevens

about 2 years ago

also what’s up doc? —barbra streisand

Waterlo​o Sunset

about 2 years ago

Airport
The Thomas Crown Affair (first version)

Waterlo​o Sunset

about 2 years ago

Hannah and Her Sisters
Manhattan Murder Mystery

christo​pher sepesy

about 2 years ago

That was fun

ok …

ROCKY
BULLITT
ROSEMARY’S BABY
EARTHQUAKE
DOG DAY AFTERNOON
WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
AIRPORT
CLASS
ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN
THE EXORCIST
THE PARALLAX VIEW
THE GODFATHER
MARATHON MAN
KRAMER v. KRAMER
WARGAMES
THE GRADUATE
THE CHINA SYNDROME
AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON
ABOUT LAST NIGHT

Those are all I could jot down as it was playing (I assume we’re only supposed to watch it once, yes?).

Also … I never realized how many phone calls were made during THE TOWERING INFERNO!

Nathan M.

about 2 years ago

20 seconds of that video gave me a headache. I tip my hat to those who were able to both endure it and play the game. Whew.

Ale/M

about 2 years ago

AMPIR – Sokurov
L’AMORE – Rossellini

Owen Sound

about 2 years ago

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner

Play It Again, Sam

ruby stevens

about 2 years ago

i think i see several eastwood films but one of them is definitely the gauntlet

Fact Robot

about 2 years ago

Alfred Hitchcock’s ROPE.

House of Leaves

-moderator-
about 2 years ago

^ Is that a fact?

Fact Robot

about 2 years ago

Yes. I processed it with my own titanium retinas. Thank you for asking.

House of Leaves

-moderator-
about 2 years ago

Ah. Very well then.

Fact Robot

about 2 years ago

See for yourself, human.

I would have listed more, but of those which I’ve processed, the others I had recognized had already been named.

katerin​a kampoli

almost 2 years ago

For those who want more:

http://www.medienkunstnetz.de/works/home-stories/video/1/

Ben.

almost 2 years ago

They blew up part of a school in my hometown for Telefon.

Waterlo​o Sunset

almost 2 years ago

bump

MUBI

almost 2 years ago

AMPIR – Sokurov
L’AMORE – Rossellini

Were those really included? Just double-checking! So far so good! Let’s keep it rollin’. :)

Ale/M

almost 2 years ago

Mubi,my friend,I tried to delete that post but it’s impossible.It’s evidently a mistake.So,if you can,delete it

J.b. Greaset​ender

almost 2 years ago

Thumbs up!

Thought at first that there was a shift between clips of answering the phone, then clips of hanging up. Watched again and realized that this was my own imagined narrative.

Maybe next go ’round?

Waterlo​o Sunset

almost 2 years ago

bump

Jaspar Lamar Crabb

almost 2 years ago

Dog Day Afternoon
The Towering Inferno
WarGames
Rosemary’s Baby
Falcon and the Snowman
Broadway Danny Rose
Thomas Crown Affair
Chinatown
The Exorcist
Rear Window
North By Northwest
Kramer vs Kramer
The Graduate
Annie Hall
Casino
Network
Dirty Harry
Midnight Cowboy
Goldfinger
Day of the Jackel
Earthquake
Bananas
The China Syndrome
Thief
American Gigolo
Long Good Friday
Halloween
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
Airport
The Godfather
From Russia with Love
Live & Let Die
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
Hannah & Her Sisters
Good Fellas
Straw Dogs
Shaft
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Thief
American Gigolo

this is exhausting

captain

almost 2 years ago

Watching it I didn’t think I was doing very well, but looking at the list afterwards, I was surprised at how many I got!!!

Was that Jenny Agutter @ 1:44? And if so, was that the reference to American Werewolf in London? Never seen it, but love Jenny Agutter!!!

Santrop​ez

almost 2 years ago

I identified:
Annie Hall (not completely sure about this one)
Chinatown
Rope (Hitchcock)
Goodfellas
Casino
Dirty Harry