The Big Shave
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The Big Shave is a 1967 short horror film by Martin Scorsese, known for its graphic depiction of a man shaving himself to the point of self-destruction, often interpreted as a Vietnam War allegory.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short film ⓘ |
| cameraWork |
close-ups of shaving
ⓘ
static shots ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts | man shaving in bathroom ⓘ |
| director | Martin Scorsese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSong | I Can’t Get Started NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental
ⓘ
horror ⓘ short ⓘ |
| hasBloodEffects | practical effects ⓘ |
| hasColor | color ⓘ |
| hasCultStatus | yes ⓘ |
| hasDialogue | no ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | unnamed man ⓘ |
| hasOnlineAvailability | yes ⓘ |
| includedIn | retrospectives of Martin Scorsese’s early films ⓘ |
| influenced | later graphic depictions of self-harm in cinema ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
allegory of the Vietnam War
ⓘ
critique of American self-destruction ⓘ |
| isSilentExceptFor | music ⓘ |
| musicBy | Bunny Berigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | single continuous shaving routine ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extreme on-screen blood
ⓘ
graphic self-mutilation during shaving ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | early works of Martin Scorsese ⓘ |
| producedAs | student film ⓘ |
| productionCompany | New York University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 6 ⓘ |
| screenedAt | Experimental Film Festival of Knokke-le-Zoute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenedInYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| setting | white bathroom ⓘ |
| studiedIn | film schools ⓘ |
| theme |
American complacency
ⓘ
body horror ⓘ political allegory ⓘ self-destruction ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| usedAsExampleOf |
economical visual storytelling
ⓘ
political subtext in short films ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
high contrast between white tiles and red blood
ⓘ
minimalist ⓘ |
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