Warren Sonbert Movies
- 1966
Hall of Mirrors
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This film is an outgrowth of one of Sonbert's film classes at NYU, in which he was given outtakes from a Hollywood film photographed by Hal Mohr to...
- 1971
Johnny Minotaur
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Johnny Minotaur is a lyrical explosion of taboos: incest, intergenerational desire, pansexuality and autoeroticism are a few of the issues Charles...
- 1968
The Bad and the Beautiful
The Bad and the Beautiful01968HD
One of the most profound themes coursing throughout Sonbert's work is that of love between couples in all its pitfalls and perfect moments. To...
- 1972
Carriage Trade
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Carriage Trade was an evolving work-in-progress, and this 61-minute version is the definitive form in which Sonbert realized it, preserved intact...
- 1989
Friendly Witness
Friendly Witness01989HD
In Friendly Witness, Sonbert returned, after 20 years, to sound. In the first section of the film, he deftly edits a swirling montage of images -...
- 1978
Divided Loyalties
Divided Loyalties01978HD
Warren Sonbert described Divided Loyalties as a film 'about art vs. industry and their various crossovers.' According to film critic Amy Taubin,...
- 1992
Short Fuse
Short Fuse81992HD
Sonbert was also a noted opera critic, and he frequently theorized about the relationship of film to other art forms, in particular, music. He...
- 1967
In Search of the Miraculous
In Search of the Miraculous01967HD
In the Search of the Miraculous is a multi-levelled story realized with extremely personal techniques and with the kind of atmosphere of Poetry and...
- 1997
Whiplash
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During the years preceeding his death, Sonbert channeled his energy into making Whiplash. His vision and motor skills impaired, he gave his...
- 1970
The Stone Age
The Stone Age01970HD
"The question is, it is either going to be a stoned age or a new Stone Age" - Louis Brigante
- 1976
Rude Awakening
Rude Awakening81976HD
Sonbert's vivid color palette enhances the ritualistic nature of each action observed. Set against this lush panorama, Sonbert subverts the...
- 1981
Noblesse Oblige
Noblesse Oblige01981HD
The style is relatively unchanged, but the images--press conferences, news events, disasters--convey his vision of the world in a new, direct,...
- 1966
Amphetamine
Amphetamine01966HD
An ode to queer sex and drugs, boys shooting up and kissing. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 1998.
- 1988
Honor and Obey
Honor and Obey01988HD
In Warren Sonbert's Honor and Obey soldiers march in formation, a tiger stalks through the snow, religious processions wind through the streets, and...
- 1967
Truth Serum
Truth Serum01967HD
Truth Serum is a rare work by Sonbert made in New York City in 1967. The completed film (that is missing its original soundtrack) provides a unique...
- 1966
Where Did Our Love Go
Where Did Our Love Go01966HD
Warhol Factory days... serendipity visits, Janis and Castelli and Bellevue glances... Malanga at work ... glances at Le Mépris and North by...
- 1968
Holiday
Holiday01968HD
Experimental short subject preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with Estate Project for Artists with AIDS, in 1998.
- 1983
A Woman's Touch
A Woman's Touch01983HD
Sonbert was also a noted film critic, and his writings about feature films are among his more extraordinarily profound and insightful creations. In...
- 1967
Ted and Jessica
Ted and Jessica01967HD
A snippet of a seemingly lost film, added here solely for stunting purposes.
- 1986
The Cup and the Lip
The Cup and the Lip01986HD
The Cup and the Lip is a complex and challenging picture that will stimulate adventurous filmmakers for years to come. Although its imagery is too...