Bruce Conner

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Bruce Conner

Directing November 18, 1933

McPherson, Kansas

Bruce Conner (November 18, 1933 - July 7, 2008) was an American artist renowned for his work in film, drawing, sculpture, painting, collage, and photography, among other disciplin…

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6.1 1967 Movie
A Movie

A Movie

6.5 1958 Movie
Cosmic Ray

Cosmic Ray

6.4 1962 Movie
Crossroads

Crossroads

7.0 1976 Movie
Breakaway

Breakaway

6.5 1967 Movie
Valse Triste

Valse Triste

6.0 1977 Movie
Take the 5:10 to Dreamland

Take the 5:10 to Dreamland

6.0 1976 Movie
Vivian

Vivian

6.8 1965 Movie
Mea Culpa

Mea Culpa

5.2 1981 Movie
America Is Waiting

America Is Waiting

6.3 1981 Movie
Mongoloid

Mongoloid

5.3 1978 Movie
Underground New York

Underground New York

1968 Movie

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Bruce Conner (November 18, 1933 - July 7, 2008) was an American artist renowned for his work in film, drawing, sculpture, painting, collage, and photography, among other disciplines. He first attracted public attention in the 1950s with his nylon-shrouded assemblages—complex sculptures of found objects such as women's stockings, costume jewelry, bicycle wheels, and broken dolls, often combined with collaged or painted surfaces. Simultaneously during the late 1950s, he began making short movies in a singular style that has since established him as one of the most important figures in postwar independent filmmaking. He used an innovative technique that can best be seen in his first film, "A MOVIE" (1958), which was created by piecing together scraps of B-movies, newsreels, novelty shorts, and other preexisting footage. His subsequent films are most often fast-paced collages of found and new footage, and he was among the first to use pop music for film sound tracks. His films have inspired generations of filmmakers and are now considered to be the precursors of the music video genre.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2008
    Easter Morning

    Movie Director

  2. 2006
    His Eye Is on the Sparrow

    Movie Director

  3. 2006
    Three Screen Ray

    Movie Director

  4. 2004
    Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments

    Movie Self

  5. 2002
    Battle Stations – A Navel Adventure

    Movie

  6. 1997
    Birth of a Nation

    Movie Self

  7. 1996
    Looking for Mushrooms

    Movie Director

  8. 1986
    The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July

    Movie

  9. 1981
    Mea Culpa

    Movie Director

  10. 1981
    America Is Waiting

    Movie Director

  11. 1978
    Mongoloid

    Movie Director

  12. 1977
    Valse Triste

    Movie Director

  13. 1976
    Crossroads

    Movie Director

  14. 1976
    Take the 5:10 to Dreamland

    Movie Director

  15. 1975
    Television Assassination

    Movie Director

  16. 1973
    Marilyn Times Five

    Movie Director

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  1. 1969
    Permian Strata

    Movie Director

  2. 1968
    Antonia Christina Basilotta

    Movie Director

  3. 1968
    Underground New York

    Movie Self

  4. 1967
    Looking for Mushrooms

    Movie Director

  5. 1967
    The White Rose

    Movie Director

  6. 1967
    Breakaway

    Movie Director

  7. 1967
    Easter Morning Raga

    Movie Director

  8. 1967
    Report

    Movie Director

  9. 1967
    Luke

    Movie Director

  10. 1967
    Liberty Crown

    Movie Director

  11. 1967
    Me & Bruce & Art

    Movie Himself

  12. 1965
    Vivian

    Movie Director

  13. 1965
    Eve-Ray-Forever

    Movie Director

  14. 1964
    Pas de Trois

    Movie

  15. 1962
    Cosmic Ray

    Movie Director

  16. 1958
    A Movie

    Movie Director