Hours for Jerome

Hours for Jerome
Directed byNathaniel Dorsky
Starring
Edited byNathaniel Dorsky
Release date
  • 1982 (1982)
Running time
  • 45 minutes (Both films)
  • 21 minutes (Part 1)
  • 24 minutes (Part 2)
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent

Hours for Jerome (1980–82) is an American silent experimental film in two parts directed by Nathaniel Dorsky recording the daily events of Dorsky and his partner, artist Jerome Hiler, around Lake Owassa in New Jersey and in Manhattan.[1] The two films revolve around the four seasons with Part 1 revolving around spring through summer while part 2 revolves around fall through winter. According to Dorsky, he states that the film "is an arrangement of images, energies, and illuminations from daily life"[2] and a "silent tone poem".[3]

In 2012, Hours for Jerome was included in the annual selection of 25 motion pictures added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and recommended for preservation.[4][3][5]

  1. ^ MacDonald, Scott (2005). A Critical Cinema 5: Interviews with Independent Filmmakers. University of California Press. p. 78. ISBN 9780520939080.
  2. ^ "Hours for Jerome / Love's Refrain". Harvard Film Archive. October 8, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference loc was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "2012 National Film Registry: Hours for Jerome: Parts 1 and 2". CBS News. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-10-30.