Time Piece

May 7, 1965

0h 9m

★ 7.3

Overview

Dislocation in time, time signatures, time as a philosophical concept, and slavery to time are some of the themes touched upon in this 9-minute experimental film, which was written, directed, and produced by Jim Henson. Screened for the first time at the Museum of Modern Art in May of 1965, "Time Piece" enjoyed an eighteen-month run at one Manhattan movie theater and was nominated for an Academy Award for Outstanding Short Subject.

Genres

Comedy

Music

Fantasy

Production Companies

The Jim Henson Company

Muppets, Inc.

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Cast

Man

Jim Henson

Wife

Enid Cafritz

Bartender

Jerry Juhl

Messenger boy

Frank Oz

Stripper

April March

Diana Birkenfield

Drummer

Dave Bailey

Sandy Patterson

Dennis Paget

Male Dancer

Jim Hutchison

Barbara Richman

Comic

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