Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer

Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer is a 1975 student documentary film directed by Thom Andersen about the English photographer Eadweard Muybridge.^[2]

Eadweard Muybridge portrait from the Library of Congress

Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer
Directed by	Thom Andersen
Written by	Fay Andersen
Produced by	Thom Andersen
Starring	Eadweard Muybridge
Narrated by	Dean Stockwell
Cinematography	Morgan Fisher
Edited by	Morgan Fisher
Music by	Mike Cohen
Production company	UCLA[1]
Distributed by	New Yorker Films
Release date	1975 (1975)
Running time	59 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Legacy

In 2015, the United States Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the National Film Registry, finding it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".^[3][4][5] Newly restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive, it was released on home video in 2016 by Cinema Guild.^[6]

Cast

• Eadweard Muybridge as Himself
• Dean Stockwell as Narrator^[7]

See also

• List of American films of 1975
• Eadweard (film)
• Los Angeles Plays Itself

References

1. Thom Andersen Q&A | Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer - Film at Lincoln Center on YouTube
2. Verel, Patrick (2011). "New York Times: Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2008.
3. Mike Barnes (December 16, 2015). "'Ghostbusters,' 'Top Gun,' 'Shawshank' Enter National Film Registry". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
4. "2015 National Film Registry: "Ghostbusters" Gets the Call". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
5. "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
6. Cinema Guild Home Video
7. MUBI

External links

• Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer at IMDb
• Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer essay by Joseph Sgammato at Senses of Cinema