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Psychedelic film

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Psychedelic film is a film genre characterized by the influence of psychedelia and the experiences of psychedelic drugs. Psychedelic films typically contain visual distortion and experimental narratives, often emphasizing psychedelic imagery. They might reference drugs directly, or merely present a distorted reality resembling the effects of psychedelic drugs. Their experimental narratives often purposefully try to distort the viewers understanding of reality or normality.

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Subgenres

  • The Acid Western was a style of Western popular in the 1960s and 1970s that use psychedelic imagery or allusions.

    • Examples

  • 2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968
  • Altered States, 1980
  • Easy Rider, 1969
  • El Topo, 1970
  • Enter the Void, 2009
  • Fantastic Planet, 1973
  • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, 1998
  • Head, 1968
  • Natural Born Killers, 1994
  • Performance, 1970
  • Pink Floyd – The Wall, 1982
  • Psych-Out, 1968
  • The Holy Mountain, 1973
  • The Trip, 1967
  • Wonderwall, 1968
  • Yellow Submarine, 1968

    • References

    Psychedelic film Wikipedia
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