Gertrude & Alice in Passing

This experiment in point of view, narrative structure, and time attempts to reproduce cinematically Gertude Stein’s notion of a “continuous present.” In four rhyming shots/scenes, it suggests the development of a relationship over many years. Based on biographical details from the lives of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, with improvised performances by Jackie Burroughs and Anne Anglin.

Film Maker
Armatage, Kay
Year
1978
Country
Canada
Length
7
Category
LGBTQ, Literary/theatre, Literature, Portraits, Theatre, Work about Women, Work by Women
Genre
experimental, narrative, queer