The Arc (1991)
96 min
Tregenza’s second feature takes the form of a highly metaphorical road movie, as the isolated protagonist (Jason Adams) drifts from gainful employment in the East (as an arc welder in Baltimore) to a spiritual apotheosis in the West. “The formal treatment of the material ranges from rapid montage (in the opening sequence) to more conventional editing to lengthy takes without any apparent consistent pattern. Tregenza remains a master cinematographer throughout, and the various ellipses between sequences are often as provocative as the sequences themselves” (Jonathan Rosenbaum).
- Release date
- February 1, 1991
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom, United States
Cast
- Ash Adams as John Butz
- Gregory Fennell as Featured
- Catherine Fogarty
- Brian Hemmingsen
- Larry Holden
- Kathryn Kelley as Beth
- Mary Lodge
- Jennifer Mendenhall as Sally
- Hugh Nees
Crew
- Rob Tregenza · Director
- Rob Tregenza · Writer
- George Thomas · Composer
- Rob Tregenza · Composer
- Rob Tregenza · Cinematographer
- Rob Tregenza · Editor