In an era when nearly every piece of content is mashed up, repurposed and eventually devoid from its original context, one feature film is attempting to outdo them all and still create a coherent piece of art. Hungarian director György Pàlfi toiled away for three years in the editing bay crafting Final Cut, a film which tells “the ultimate love story is the tale of the ultimate man and the ultimate woman.”
Comprised of 450 feature films — including everything from Federico Fellini‘s 8 1/2 to Stanley Kubrick‘s 2001: A Space Odyssey to even Zack Snyder‘s 300 — the work, which premiered at Cannes 2012, is intended for educational purposes, forgoing any piracy entanglements. While we can’t tell if this will be a cinephile’s dream or a tedious watch, judging from the first preview, it looks like something pretty special. Check it out below thanks to Cinefamily and head over to the official site for a complete list of films used.
Final Cut screens on August 12th in Los Angeles, but no other U.S. distribution has been revealed yet.
What do you think of the preview? Can the idea sustain itself for a feature-length piece?