Time Smoking a Picture (1980)

In Kuntzel's experimental film, "In Time Smoking a Picture," everyday actions like smoking or looking out a window are broken down to explore deeper meanings. Subtle changes in color and light transform ordinary moments, challenging how we see them. Raymond Bellour notes the filmmaker’s skill in showing the blurry spaces between what we imagine and what we sense. The film shows the viewer – who is also the protagonist – moving through the room in both frames, illustrating how representations connect past and present, thought and feeling in a powerful way. It's a compelling look at how our perceptions are formed by the linked worlds of mental images and sensory experience.