George Kuchar Movies
- 2011
The Butchered Beefcake
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This video diary visits two sites that exhibited Kuchars visual works this past year, culminating at the VOLTA ART SHOW in N.Y.C., where he sold some...
- 1997
Oasis of the Pharaohs
Oasis of the Pharaohs01997HD
Kuchar writes: "A hidden resort in Northern California opens its ancient secrets to a bride and groom who consummate their marriage on the peacock...
- 1994
Route 666
Route 66651994HD
In a motel room, things start to get alive.
- 1987
Rainy Season
Rainy Season01987HD
Thanksgiving in California is the setting in which the viewer experiences "the depression inherent to festive occasions. There were many things...
- 1989
Migration of the Blubberoids
Migration of the Blubberoids01989HD
"The whiteness of winter cannot bury the blubbery things that splash and frolic among the frozen memories of Heathen harvests, in a land haunted by...
- 2003
Butter Balls
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"To counteract the talkie I had done with graduate student the day before, this undergrad project has no dialogue but just a steady stream of images...
- 1991
Weather Watch
Weather Watch01991HD
A window or two on the outside world is not enough, especially when you have such a lousy view of things as I had in this Oklahoma residential care...
- 2009
Vault of Vapors
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One of Kuchars weather diary series out in Oklahoma. The tone is wistful, the surroundings wispy (with some puffs of pungency). The TV is on and the...
- 1980
The Woman And The Dress
The Woman And The Dress01980HD
George Kuchar's comically grotesque look at the age-old clash of generations.
- 2024
Kuchar-esque
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A high-spirited romp through the (former) campus of San Francisco Art Institute, with two films each from George and Mike Kuchar. Features:...
- 1991
Indian Summer
Indian Summer01991HD
The colors of fall are muted by the fog of a lingering summer and the memory of that which is dark and naked among the dappled crimson.
- 1987
1980 Seven
1980 Seven01987HD
This piece is sort of a prologue to East by Southwest. I prepare for that trip while visiting local artists here in San Francisco. You get to see...
- 1994
Dingleberry Jingles
Dingleberry Jingles01994HD
In Dingleberry Jingles, George discusses all things Christmas with his cat, attends a wedding, and of course indulges in a holiday delicacy or two.
- 1996
Season of Sorrow
Season of Sorrow01996HD
Ice falls from the sky as tears plip-plop onto wall-to-wall carpeting. No degree of renovation can enliven the dead that we mourn in our hearts as...
- 2010
Delectable Destinations
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This time, the call of the west sends Kuchar packing to Oregon, California and Arizona. You too can experience the dizzy delights of a whirlwind tour...
- 1968
Encyclopedia of the Blessed
Encyclopedia of the Blessed01968HD
" ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE BLESSED culminates my involvement with artist Red Grooms and Mimi Gross. It is a diary of our work as we head for the Pacific...
- 1986
The Last Hello
The Last Hello01986HD
A friend visits from Canada and we relive the past as the future becomes more and more obscured by a cloud of burning vegetation wrapped in cigarette...
- 2004
A Fatal Desire
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This melodrama, staged by me and produced with my students at the San Francisco Art Institute, follows the turbulent journey of an aspiring singer as...
- 2003
Visitation Rites
Visitation Rites02003HD
Alone in an Oklahoma motel room with a mute companion, the talkative one speaks the language of memory as pussycats feast from a canned cornucopia....
- 1976
Back to Nature
Back to Nature61976HD
A man cleanses himself after being unfaithful to his wife.