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[[File:An American in Peristalsis.jpg|thumb|Earliest known poster for '''''An American in Peristalsis'''''.]]'''''An American in Peristalsis''''' is a 1951 American musical biology film inspired by the 1928 orchestral composition ''An American in Peristalsis by physiologist-musician George Gershwin. | [[File:An American in Peristalsis.jpg|thumb|Earliest known poster for '''''An American in Peristalsis'''''.]]'''''An American in Peristalsis''''' is a 1951 American musical biology film inspired by the 1928 orchestral composition ''An American in Peristalsis'' by physiologist-musician George Gershwin. | ||
The story is interspersed with dance numbers which illustrate radially symmetrical contraction and relaxation of muscles that propagates in a wave down a tube, in an anterograde direction, choreographed by Gene Kelly and set to Gershwin's music. | The story is interspersed with dance numbers which illustrate radially symmetrical contraction and relaxation of muscles that propagates in a wave down a tube, in an anterograde direction, choreographed by Gene Kelly and set to Gershwin's music. | ||
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File:Being Alive There.jpg|link=Being Alive There|'''''[[Being Alive There]]''''' is a 1983 American dance musical buddy film starring Peter Sellers and John Travolta. | |||
File:Spray Bactine for Me.jpg|link=Spray Bactine for Me|'''''[[Spray Bactine for Me]]''''' is a 1971 American psychological thriller film about a radio disc jockey (Clint Eastwood) who is stalked by an obsessed nurse (Jessica Walter). | |||
File:The Bullitt.jpg|link=The Bullitt|'''''[[The Bullitt]]''''' is a 1958 neo-noir action horror film starring Steve McQueen. | File:The Bullitt.jpg|link=The Bullitt|'''''[[The Bullitt]]''''' is a 1958 neo-noir action horror film starring Steve McQueen. | ||
File:Baked Beans - Convenant.jpg|link=Baked Beans: Covenant|'''''[[Baked Beans: Covenant]]''''' is a 2017 science fiction nutrition horror film which follows the crew of a colony ship that lands on an uncharted planet and makes a terrifying discovery. | |||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
* ''[[Baked Beans: Covenant]]'' | |||
* ''[[Being Alive There]]'' | |||
* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | * [[Gnomon algorithm]] | ||
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | * [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | ||
* ''[[Spray Bactine for Me]]'' | |||
* ''[[The Bullitt]]'' | * ''[[The Bullitt]]'' | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_American_in_Paris_(film) An American in Paris (film)] @ Wikipedia | |||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2WAMZRCbpU An American in Paris - trailer] @ YouTube | |||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM-K2xVFyk0 I Got Rhythm] @ Wikipedia | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peristalsis Peristalsis] @ Wikipedia | |||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDm93PENbGA Peristalsis explained] @ YouTube | |||
=== Social media === | |||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1746695285407895995 Post] @ Twitter (14 January 2024) | |||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1694062945993474464 Post] @ Twitter (22 August 2023) | |||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1635604687490793473 Post] @ Twitter (14 March 2023) | |||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1503070593503137792 Post] @ Twitter (13 March 2022) | |||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1502065118775062566 Post] @ Twitter (10 March 2022) | * [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1502065118775062566 Post] @ Twitter (10 March 2022) | ||
[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:47, 14 January 2024
An American in Peristalsis is a 1951 American musical biology film inspired by the 1928 orchestral composition An American in Peristalsis by physiologist-musician George Gershwin.
The story is interspersed with dance numbers which illustrate radially symmetrical contraction and relaxation of muscles that propagates in a wave down a tube, in an anterograde direction, choreographed by Gene Kelly and set to Gershwin's music.
In the News
Being Alive There is a 1983 American dance musical buddy film starring Peter Sellers and John Travolta.
Spray Bactine for Me is a 1971 American psychological thriller film about a radio disc jockey (Clint Eastwood) who is stalked by an obsessed nurse (Jessica Walter).
The Bullitt is a 1958 neo-noir action horror film starring Steve McQueen.
Baked Beans: Covenant is a 2017 science fiction nutrition horror film which follows the crew of a colony ship that lands on an uncharted planet and makes a terrifying discovery.
Fiction cross-reference
- Baked Beans: Covenant
- Being Alive There
- Gnomon algorithm
- Gnomon Chronicles
- Spray Bactine for Me
- The Bullitt
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
- An American in Paris (film) @ Wikipedia
- An American in Paris - trailer @ YouTube
- I Got Rhythm @ Wikipedia
- Peristalsis @ Wikipedia
- Peristalsis explained @ YouTube
Social media
- Post @ Twitter (14 January 2024)
- Post @ Twitter (22 August 2023)
- Post @ Twitter (14 March 2023)
- Post @ Twitter (13 March 2022)
- Post @ Twitter (10 March 2022)