During the years preceeding his death, Sonbert channeled his energy into making Whiplash. His vision and motor skills impaired, he gave his companion, Ascension Serrano, detailed instructions about the assembly of specific shots and the music to be used as a counterpoint to the images. Before his death in 1995, he asked filmmaker Jeff Scher (a former student of Sonbert's at Bard) to complete the film. --Jon Gartenberg. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Estate Project for Artists with AIDS in 1996.
The World of Apu
Drama
8.1
Aparajito
Drama
7.9
All About Eve
Drama
8.1
A Grand Day Out
Family, Animation, Comedy, Science Fiction, Fantasy
7.5
The Wrong Trousers
Animation, Comedy, Family
7.8
A Close Shave
Family, Animation, Comedy
7.6
Primary
Documentary
6.4
The Music Room
Drama, Music
7.5
He Comes Up Smiling
Comedy
5.5
Appointment in Tokyo
Documentary, War, History
5.8
Sleuth
Thriller, Mystery, Crime
7.7
Bambi Meets Godzilla
Comedy, Animation
6.4
The Cardinal
Drama, History, War
6.5
Report from the Front
Documentary
6.0
Guadalcanal
Animation, War
5.0
Seemabaddha
Drama
6.8
Story of G.I. Joe
Drama, War
6.4
Where Did Our Love Go
0.0
The Bad and the Beautiful
6.0
Truth Serum
0.0