Zorns Lemma

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Robert Huot

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Rosemarie Castoro

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Marcia Steinbrecher

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Twyla Tharp

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Joyce Wieland

Age : 67 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Hollis Frampton
Department	Role	Name

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