Do you want to see “Casablanca”? If this offer is prompting visions of Humphrey Bogart and the black-and-white interior of “Rick’s Café Américain,” think again. We’re referring to the film object itself — the film reel — that mysterious disc on which our culture’s greatest stories are stored.Austrian photographer Reiner Riedler explores the relationship between the cinematic object and the cinematic experience in his mesmerizing series “The Unseen Seen.” Riedler photographs classic film reels from “Bambi” to “The Godfather,” allowing associations between the luminous saucers and the characters dwelling inside them to mingle in the viewer’s imagination.
via Photography Series Archives Famous Film Reels, Reveals A Different Image Of The Cinematic Experience.