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Step Across the Border
“A ninety minute celluloid improvisation”
81%
Movie
1h 30m
AI Analysis
Step Across the Border (1990) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Step Across the Border (1990) — a movie tagged as Documentary and Music with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: An avant-garde documentary film on English guitarist, composer and improviser Fred Frith. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~90 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Step Across the Border 81% (13 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
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from 13 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
An avant-garde documentary film on English guitarist, composer and improviser Fred Frith.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1990-05-18
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- TMDB rating
- 8.1
- TMDB ID
- 112785
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What is Step Across the Border about?
An avant-garde documentary film on English guitarist, composer and improviser Fred Frith.
Is there an AI analysis for Step Across the Border?
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How long is the movie Step Across the Border?
The official runtime for Step Across the Border is approximately 90 minutes.
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Cast

Fred Frith
Self

Jonas Mekas
Butterfly Wing

John Spacely
Koan vom Klang einer Hand
- J
Julia Judge
Koan vom Klang einer Hand
- T
Tom Walker
Koan vom Klang einer Hand
- T
Ted Milton
Television Dancer
- R
Robert Frank
Old Man in Train
- C
Cyro Baptista
Self

Joey Baron
Self

Iva Bittová
Self
- T
Tom Cora
Self
- J
Jean Derome
Self
- P
Pavel Fajt
Self
- H
Haco
Self (as Haco Mizoguchi)
- E
Eitetsu Hayashi
Self
- T
Tim Hodgkinson
Self

Arto Lindsay
Self
- R
René Lussier
Self
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