Movie Description
Zorns Lemma
(1970)Overview
Zorns Lemma is a 1970 American structuralist 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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Hollis Frampton
- Cast : Robert Huot,Rosemarie Castoro,Marcia Steinbrecher,Twyla Tharp,Joyce Wieland
Cast
Recommendations
180° South
7.2
Naqoyqatsi
6.151
The Secret
6.597
Elstree 1976
6.151
The U.S. vs. John Lennon
6.599
Powaqqatsi
7.239
The Matrix Recalibrated
6.958
The Captains
6.376
Above Majestic
7.35
Adele One Night Only
7.754
Ronaldo
6.976
Facts
Original TitleZorns Lemma
Status Released
Release Information
-
1970-04-01
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 00m
Production CompaniesWord Pictures
Genres
- Documentary

















































