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Zorns Lemma (1970)
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Zorns Lemma (1970)

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Overview

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.

Director: Hollis Frampton

Best English-Friendly Release

Best Video Release

Criterion A Hollis Frampton Odyssey Blu-ray

Format

1080p Blu-ray

TSPDT

2026: #947
2025: #923
2024: #918
2023: #909

External Links

Criterion Forum

Review

Picture: 7, Audio: 6, Extras: 7

Length

60 mins

Type

Movie

Last Updated

a year ago

Contributors

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Best English-Friendly Release
Best Video Release

Criterion A Hollis Frampton Odyssey Blu-ray

Format
1080p Blu-ray
TSPDT
2026: #947
2025: #923
2024: #918
2023: #909
Criterion Forum
Review

Picture: 7, Audio: 6, Extras: 7

Length
60 mins
Type
Movie
Last Updated
a year ago
Contributors

-

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