The Set-Up 45 years old

The Set-Up is Kathryn Bigelow's student film at Columbia about the exploration of 'why violence in cinematic form is so seductive'. It featured two men beating each other to a pulp in a dark alley, while two professors analyzed the philosophy of it all on the soundtrack.

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The Set-Up (45 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, November 21, 1978
  • Runtime: 17 minutes