Hardcore
Filmed in Nevada's barren Black Rock Desert in July 1969, "Hard Core" opens with an establishing shot of an expansive blue sky immediately evoking the American West, which sets the scene for De Maria's innovative and experimental film. The work intercuts two differing cinematic approaches: one that explores the observational potential of the medium through wide-angle, 360-degree shots that pan over the changing desert landscape, and the other that appropriates familiar visual tropes taken from the Hollywood Western movie genre—such as pistols, Levi's jeans, boot spurs, and leather chaps—and implements them in a performance. The soundtrack is an edited compilation of two of De Maria's "drum compositions," "Cricket Music" (1964) and "Ocean Music" (1968), which creates a sense of anticipation for the viewer. In the last minute of the film, a series of unexpected events unfolds in rapid succession, producing a dramatic climax.
Year: 1969
Genre: Documentary, Western
Studio: Dilexi Foundation, KQED-TV
Director: Walter De Maria
Cast: Blair Stapp, Michael Heizer
Crew: John Coney (Producer), Jim Farber (Production Assistant), Walter De Maria (Original Music Composer), Walter De Maria (Writer), Walter De Maria (Editor), Blair Stapp (Director of Photography)
Runtime: 28 minutes
Release: Jul 30, 1969
IMDb: 6.00/10 by 1 users
Popularity: 0
Country: United States of America
Language: No Language
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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