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'''''[[File:Jan_lenica.jpg|thumb|Poster for the film.]]A''''' is a lost film by Jan Lenica about a writer being tormented by the letter "A". Just when he thinks he has gotten rid of it, a "B" shows up and continues to torture the writer. Unlike most other Jan Lenica films, it was never uploaded anywhere on the Internet, is unavailable for download, or seen on television even in Europe. The film has a tiny Wikipedia page and is mostly forgotten by the general public. Though it is suspected that it might show up on one of Steve Stanchfield's "''Thunderbean Animation''" DVD sets, no footage from the film has been released or seen; not even a bootleg recording or a production still.
{{InfoboxFound
|title=<center>A (1965)</center>
|image=Jan_lenica.jpg
|imagecaption=Poster for the film.
|status=<span style="color:Green;">'''Found'''</span>
|datefound=27 Mar 2016
|foundby=[https://youtube.com/channel/UCBMhHQ3rFXO1-3EFu1k0WKQ Namfooodle]
}}
'''''A''''' was an animated short film created by Jan Lenica in 1965.<ref>[http://culture.pl/en/artist/jan-lenica Jan Lenica filmography, including a brief description of the film.] Retrieved 14 Mar '16</ref> It was about a writer literally being tormented by the letter "A". Just when he thinks he has gotten rid of it, a "B" shows up and continues to torture the writer. Lenica described it as follows: <blockquote>"It is a very simple film, with only one man and one letter in one set design. It is about a conflict between the man and the letter."</blockquote>


Only 2 prints of the movie are known to even ''exist'', one belonging to Harvard Films, which was once shown at their annual Harvard University Film Festival.
For a long time, the film was believed to be lost, as it was not released on any home media nor uploaded online and only two prints were known to exist. However, on March 27th, 2016, the short was uploaded by YouTuber "Namfoodle" via an episode of a 1973 show named ''Screening Room''.
==References==
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2111496/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_7 (''IMDB page on the short film'')


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_(1965_film) (''Wikipedia article on the movie'')
==Gallery==
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  |description1 =''A'' (1965).
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==External Links==
*[http://imdb.com/title/tt0163508/ IMDB page for ''A'' (1965).]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_(1965_film) Wikipedia page for ''A'' (1965).]
 
==Reference==
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Latest revision as of 07:33, 5 July 2023

Jan lenica.jpg

Poster for the film.

Status: Found

Date found: 27 Mar 2016

Found by: Namfooodle

A was an animated short film created by Jan Lenica in 1965.[1] It was about a writer literally being tormented by the letter "A". Just when he thinks he has gotten rid of it, a "B" shows up and continues to torture the writer. Lenica described it as follows:

"It is a very simple film, with only one man and one letter in one set design. It is about a conflict between the man and the letter."

For a long time, the film was believed to be lost, as it was not released on any home media nor uploaded online and only two prints were known to exist. However, on March 27th, 2016, the short was uploaded by YouTuber "Namfoodle" via an episode of a 1973 show named Screening Room.

Gallery

A (1965).

External Links

Reference

  1. ↑ Jan Lenica filmography, including a brief description of the film. Retrieved 14 Mar '16
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