The Erotic Signal

16mm, color, sound, 54.5 min
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"The film opens with a small child romping alongside her mother, reminding us that we've all played with such powerful giantesses, and soon cuts to re-filmed footage of a 'zoftig' lady wrestler mopping ...
Rental format: 16mm
Available for sale: VHS NTSC

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"The film opens with a small child romping alongside her mother, reminding us that we've all played with such powerful giantesses, and soon cuts to re-filmed footage of a 'zoftig' lady wrestler mopping up the ring with her hapless male opponent in super slow motion. Ingeniously, Gutman goes on flashing examples of his 'signal' while wheezing, coughing, and quoting Shakespeare (she 'governed him in strength if not in lust') on the soundtrack." – J. Hoberman, The Village Voice

Films

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    Martha Washington
    Experimental

    Martha Washington
    Walter Gutman

    16mm, color, sound, 67 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    The Grape Dealer's Daughter
    Experimental

    The Grape Dealer's Daughter
    Walter Gutman

    16mm, color, sound, 72.5 min
    Rental formats: 16mm, VHS NTSC
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    Jewish Momma Cat
    Experimental

    Jewish Momma Cat
    Walter Gutman

    16mm, color, sound, 35 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    The Stroll
    Experimental

    The Stroll
    Walter Gutman

    16mm, color, sound, 53 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Circus Girls
    Experimental

    Circus Girls
    Walter Gutman

    16mm, color, sound, 28.5 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Arts / Artists
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    Trisha Brown Co. at the Whitney Museum 1971—The Reheasal
    Experimental

    Trisha Brown Co. at the Whitney Museum 1971—The Reheasal
    Walter Gutman

    16mm, color, silent, 8.5 min
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    Dances from the Nature of Civilization
    Experimental

    Dances from the Nature of Civilization
    Walter Gutman

    16mm, color, sound on separate reel(s), 14 min
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    The Very Brief Romance of Barbara Frietchie and Stonewall Jackson
    Experimental

    The Very Brief Romance of Barbara Frietchie and Stonewall Jackson
    Walter Gutman

    16mm, color, sound, 55.75 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Benedict Arnold
    Documentary
    Experimental

    Benedict Arnold
    Walter Gutman

    16mm, color, sound, 104.5 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Bolex

    Bolex
    Walter Gutman

    16mm, color, sound, 12 min
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    The March On Paris 1914 of General Von Kluck and His Memory of Jessie Holladay

    The March On Paris 1914 of General Von Kluck and His Memory of Jessie Holladay
    Walter Gutman

    16mm, color, sound, 69.5 min
    Rental formats: 16mm, VHS NTSC
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    Kay Rosaire and Her Lions
    Experimental

    Kay Rosaire and Her Lions
    Walter Gutman

    16mm, color, sound, 11.5 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Circus Girls/It Happened In Sarasota, Kay Rosaire And Her Lions
    Experimental

    Circus Girls/It Happened In Sarasota, Kay Rosaire And Her Lions
    Walter Gutman

    16mm, color, sound, 59 min
    Rental formats: 16mm, VHS NTSC
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    Sappho
    Experimental

    Sappho
    Walter Gutman

    16mm, color, sound, 44.5 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • History
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    It Happened In Sarasota
    Experimental

    It Happened In Sarasota
    Walter Gutman

    16mm, color, sound, 19 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Man Walking the Down Side of a Building
    Experimental

    Man Walking the Down Side of a Building
    Walter Gutman

    16mm, color, sound, 7.5 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Clothed in Muscle - A Dance of the Body

    Clothed in Muscle - A Dance of the Body
    Walter Gutman

    16mm, color, sound, 37 min
    Rental formats: 16mm, VHS NTSC
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    Hannah Section: Muscles And Flowers
    Experimental

    Hannah Section: Muscles And Flowers
    Walter Gutman

    16mm, color, sound, 16 min
    Rental format: 16mm