Where to Watch Primarily Speaking (1981) Online

Need to watch 'Primarily Speaking' in the comfort of your own home? Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Gary Hill-directed movie via subscription can be a huge pain, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'Primarily Speaking' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'Primarily Speaking' right now, here are some finer points about the flick.

Released January 1st, 1981, 'Primarily Speaking' stars The movie has a runtime of about 20 min, and received a user score of (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from knowledgeable users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "This work is the singlechannel version of a multichannel installation of the same name The picture plane is divided into a left and a right half A changing background is formed by colorful highly graphic patterns reminiscent of TV test signals and various monochrome surfaces Two smaller rectangles appear on the surface in which video sequences are running The two image strands show landscapes interiors objects graphical images and text that are sometimes used in contrast and on other occasions the same image can be seen mirrored in each rectangle They are accompanied by Hills recitation of a long text whose syllabic sequence determines the rhythm of the images the screen changes with each uttered syllable His voice comes alternately out of the left and right stereo channels functioning like a dialogue This is broken into sections by a singing but electronically altered voice" .