Return

7.0
  • Run time: 7 min
  • Premiere: 1975. September 4.

Return is a methodical construction of the approach of an individual towards an unseen goal, which assumes metaphorical significance. Viola moves toward the camera/viewer, pausing every few steps to ring a bell, at which point he is momentarily thrust back to his starting place, and then advanced again. Finally reaching his destination, he is taken through all of the previous stages in a single instant and returned to the source of his journey.

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Directing

Bill Viola

Director

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Bill Viola

Writer

Directing

Bill Viola

Director

Writing

Bill Viola

Writer