Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema.
7.8
/10
2,556 Ratings
THE GIRL CHEWING GUM
Synopsis
As random events unfold in an ordinary and busy London street, a commanding voice-over directs the action.
Synopsis
As random events unfold in an ordinary and busy London street, a commanding voice-over directs the action.
Our take
Authorial control is just an illusion in this boisterous classic of experimental film. British artist John Smith starts off as a voice-of-God narrator, barking instructions at the people of 1970s Dalston, yet events soon exceed his dictation. In The Girl Chewing Gum, reality runs away with itself.