
"With characteristic wit and rigor, experimental filmmaker Larry Gottheim here applies his impressionistic editing style to footage collected during his travels in the Dominican Republic. Gottheim’s formal emphasis on repetition and fissures between sound and image resonates here as a mode of sociological reflection (with the fragmentary montage mirroring elements of ritual while also destabilizing the ethnographic gaze). A largely overlooked antecedent to the contemporary blending of avant-garde and ethnographic filmmaking, MACHETTE GILLETTE… MAMA still poses a potent challenge to documentary convention." - Max Goldberg
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"With characteristic wit and rigor, experimental filmmaker Larry Gottheim here applies his impressionistic editing style to footage collected during his travels in the Dominican Republic. Gottheim’s formal emphasis on repetition and fissures between sound and image resonates here...
Machete Gillette... Mama (1989) was directed by Larry Gottheim. The film is a Documentary production with a runtime of 0h 42m, rated 6.0/10.
Machete Gillette... Mama runs 0h 42m (42 minutes total). Audience rating: 6.0/10 from 1 votes. Genre: Documentary.
Machete Gillette... Mama is rated 6.0/10 by 1 viewers — decent with mixed reception. A good pick for Documentary fans.