Film · Drama, Comedy

All Smiles and Sadness (1999)

McGuire constructs a murky black and white soap-opera world of endless, timeless, and placeless limbo, where the characters talk to each other entirely in clichés, bad poetry, and other contrite forms of speech — a short TV show in which nothing is resolved. The video culminates in an absolutely stunning monologue performance by legendary underground film and videomaker George Kuchar.

Director

Anne McGuire

Country

United States

Language

English

Release date

January 1, 1999