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Meshes of the Afternoon (1943) by MAYA DEREN

January 18, 2013

Meshes of the Afternoon
Maya Deren, USA, 1943, 14 min

A short experimental film directed by wife and husband team, MAYA DEREN and ALEXANDER HAMMID. The film’s narrative is circular, and repeats a number of psychologically symbolic images, including a flower on a long driveway, a key falling, a door unlocked, a knife in a loaf of bread, a mysterious Grim Reaper-like cloaked figure with a mirror for a face, a phone off the hook and an ocean. Through creative editing, distinct camera angles, and slow motion, the surrealist film depicts a world in which it is more and more difficult to catch reality.

Meshes of the Afternoon (1943) by MAYA DEREN

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Meshes of the Afternoon (1943) by MAYA DEREN

January 18, 2013

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