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Zorns Lemma

Apr 1, 1970 · 1h 0m
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Zorns Lemma is a 1970 American structural film by Hollis Frampton. It is named after Zorn's lemma (also known as the Kuratowski–Zorn lemma), a proposition of set theory formulated by mathematician Max Zorn in 1935. Zorns Lemma is prefaced with a reading from an early grammar textbook. The remainder of the film, largely silent, shows the viewer an evolving 24-part "alphabet" (where i & j and u & v are interchanged) which is cycled through, replaced and expanded upon. The film's conclusion shows a man, woman and dog walking through snow as several voices read passages from On Light, or the Ingression of Forms by Robert Grosseteste.

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CAST

Robert Huot
Rosemarie Castoro
Marcia Steinbrecher
Twyla Tharp
Joyce Wieland
Directed by Hollis Frampton

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Original language
EN
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Production
Word Pictures
Country
US
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