简介：Alaskaislargeandcoldandslightlycrazy.ThefilmAlaskabyDoreO.issmallandcoldandalsoslightlycrazy.DoreO.isaGermanartistandanexperimentalfilmmaker.Alaskaisfrom1968.Itisawordlessfilmwithasimple,droningsoundtrackthatsoundsasifitisapieceforviolinandrefrigeratorhum.(Possiblythehumistheresultofage.)ItmaybeaboutAlaska.Itmaybeaboutthenorth.Itmaybeaboutswimmingincoldwater.Itcutsbetweenimagesofwater,imagesofstippledwalls,andimagesofabeach.Andpeopleonthebeach.Andallthepeopleareoutoffocusorcutintwo.Thewaterrollinginissuperimposedwithashotofawoman—halfinandhalfout—floating.Herbodyiscutinhalfnotbycameraframe,butbytheeffect.Thewater’ssuperimposition.Morecolor,moredetail,itasksformoreofthecamera’s,andtheviewer’sattention.Thebodyishalfout-to-sea.Halflost-at-sea.Thentherearethebodiesoutoffocus.Thecamerasitsonthebeach,it’sfocusfixed.Thebodiesapproachfromfaraway.Theyslowlygatherintorecognizableshapes—fromadarkeningspottoapillartoacolumnwithshiftingcolorsatitsbasetoafuzzybiped.Andtheyrunthroughthefocus,neverallowingthecameramorethanafleetingin-focusshot,ortheviewerachancetoprocessandjudge.Thebodyfadesin.Thebodyfadesout.Armsandlegsmayaswellbesmoke,andhairjustafog.…