An extract from Roger Hewins playful experimental film from 1983, about one of the most famous, widely reproduced paintings in the world. High art and everyday life collide in this extremely pithy experimental piece which uses sound and careful framing to lead the viewer on, filmmaker Roger Hewins puncturing the gravitas of the gallery with classic British dry humour. “I hope Mona would have smiled,“ he said, also reflecting on painting as ubiquitous background decoration. The original London Filmmaker's
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