Guadalcanal Requiem

Guadalcanal Requiem (1977)

January 1st, 19770h 29min

Documentary, History
70%

Overview

One of Paik’s most overtly political and poignant statements, Guadalcanal Requiem is a performance/documentary collage that confronts history, time, cultural memory and mythology on the site of one of World War II’s most devastating battles.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Berlin: Symphony of a Great City

Berlin: Symphony of a Great City


Released on: 1927-09-23
Documentary

A day in the city of Berlin, which experienced an industrial boom in the 1920s, and still provides a...

P.M.

P.M.


Released on: 1961-01-01
Documentary

Controversial cinéma vérité analysis of Havana’s lumpenproletariat in waterfront bars and cafés shor...

New York Portrait, Chapter II

New York Portrait, Chapter II


Released on: 1981-01-01
Documentary

Chapter Two represents a continuation of daily observations from the environment of Manhattan compil...

Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera

Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera


Released on: 1985-10-14
Documentary

The creative processes of avant-garde composer Philip Glass and progressive director/designer Robert...

The Two Sights

The Two Sights


Released on: 2021-09-09
Documentary

Explore the disappearing tradition of second sight in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. As we listen t...

Serenity

Serenity


Released on: 1961-06-25
History, Drama

Originally edited in two versions. Version I, 70 minutes; version II, 90 minutes. (The only known ex...

The Life of Python

The Life of Python


Released on: 2000-10-31
Comedy, Documentary

Celebrating their 30th anniversary, Monty Python presents exclusive new material and so-called class...

Kolkata

Kolkata


Released on: 2005-07-15
Documentary

A portrait of North Kolkata (Calcutta), this film searches the streets for the ebb and flow of human...

One Second in Montreal

One Second in Montreal


Released on: 1969-09-25
Documentary

A silent succession of black-and-white photographs of the city of Montreal.

Rouge ! L'Art au pays des soviets

Rouge ! L'Art au pays des soviets


Released on: 2019-03-10
Documentary, History, TV Movie

Romantic Warriors IV: Krautrock (Part I)

Romantic Warriors IV: Krautrock (Part I)


Released on: 2019-04-15
Music, Documentary

The fourth in a series of feature-length documentaries about Progressive rock written and directed b...

The Mutability of All Things and the Possibility of Changing Some

The Mutability of All Things and the Possibility of Changing Some


Released on: 2011-12-01
Documentary

The Mutability of All Things and the Possibility of Changing Some explores our human adaptability in...

The Red Bank. James Joyce: His Greek Notebooks

The Red Bank. James Joyce: His Greek Notebooks


Released on: 2013-03-25
Documentary

This documentary aims to register this unknown side of James Joyce: His Greek Notebooks. Trieste. Bl...

New York Portrait, Chapter III

New York Portrait, Chapter III


Released on: 1990-03-21
Documentary

"[Hutton’s] latest urban film, New York Portrait, Chapter III, takes on a unique tone in relation to...

Heterodyne

Heterodyne


Released on: 1967-01-01
Documentary

“Geometric animation made entirely by sculptural methods: cutting, punching, welding colored leader....

Liminality & Communitas

Liminality & Communitas


Released on: 2018-11-11
Documentary

After the sunset, a man wonders between the edges of the highways gathering edible roadkill animals.

Samples II

Samples II


Released on: 2004-01-22
Documentary

In “Samples II”, Alÿs walks around London with a drum stick in his hand, playing the sounds of metal...

A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa

A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa


Released on: 1993-01-01
Documentary

The documentary examines Frank Zappa and his music through archive footage, including unique video e...

Frank Zappa: A Pioneer of the Future of Music

Frank Zappa: A Pioneer of the Future of Music


Released on: 2007-04-22
Music, Documentary

Frank Scheffer's (collage like) documentary on the American composer and rock guitarist Frank Zappa,...

Sun Song

Sun Song


Released on: 2013-10-17
Documentary

A poetic journey from the darkness of dawn into the brightness of the midday sun in the American Sou...