The worthless Smile (Det värdelösa leendet)

Åke Karlung, 1965, short film, 7 min

A film about the magicla power of money. Gold alchemy and the search for truth in Zen are themes in this suggestive experimental 16mm film.

Åke Karlung, 1930-1990, Sweden.
Karlung worked within several expressive means-- film, painting, sound compositions—but his love of the simple and cheap was ever significant. Åke Karlung was active within Fylkingen, which as early as the 1960s was an important stage for experimental art.

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