LEADER 00000ngmaa2200397Ka 4500 001 681741979 003 OCoLC 005 20101117112024.0 007 vf ccahru 008 101117s1985 xxc005 vleng 035 (PFA-FILM)18905 040 CUY|beng|cCUY 130 0 Suction (Motion picture : 1985) 245 10 Suction|h[videorecording] /|cdirector, Paul Landon. 257 Canada. 260 United States :|bLa Mamelle, Inc. ;|c[1985]. 300 1 videocassette of 1 (5 min.) (U-matic NTSC) :|bsd., col. ;|c3/4 in. 500 No. 510. 506 Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. Access by appt. only.|5CBPF. 520 "This video presupposes a lifestyle dependent upon an external force to fill a cultural void. This force is not unlike suction in a vacuum cleaner. There is a focus on the receiver as he receive and consumes the TV signal. The parallel between reception and consumption is emphasized as he pushes a vacuum cleaner sucking up dirt. The consumption results in a full vacuum bag. The receiver attempts to return the waste to the producer. He dumps the vacuum bag over the TV but it does not penetrate the screen/ The system only works one way. The receiver is left to suck up the waste from the television and resume consumption. We see him eating, smoking, watching and eventually throwing up"--www.videoout.ca 538 U-matic NTSC. 541 0 PFA 0750-01-10991. D0297 590 PFA 0750-01-10991. |aResearcher must fast forward and rewind tape before first use. 655 7 Shorts.|2mim 655 7 Personal/independent works.|2mim 690 Canadian films. 700 1 Landon, Paul,|edirection. 710 2 La Mamelle, Inc. 941 0 PFA 0750-01-10991. D0297 gift 1998/05/21 946 PFA 0750-01-10991. On videocassette with: The universal truth -- Because I know--and you don't. 946 PFA 0750-01-10991. INV record created 2009/12/09 by sw; MIN record created 2010/11/16 by sw. 956 pfsw 956 20140224|bPFA migration/merge load 957 OCLC xref loaded 20140309 994 C0|bCUY