In the Mirror of Maya Deren
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Physical Description:
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc - Publisher: New York, NY : Zeitgeist Video, [2004]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally released as a motion picture in 2001. Special features: film fragments: outtakes from Witch's cradle (1943) an unfinished Deren film starring Marcel Duchamp; Ensemble for somnambulists (1951, 7 min.), an unpublished choreographic work ; Water for Maya, a 5 min. hand-painted film by Stan Brakhage that is a tribute to Deren. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Excerpts from: At land -- Ritual in transfigured time -- Meshes of the afternoon. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Cinematography, Wolfgang Lehner, Stéphane Kuthy ; editor, Henry Hills ; original music, John Zorn. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Miriam Arsham, Stan Brakhage, Chao-Li Chi, Katherine Dunham, Jonas Mekas, Teiji Ito. |
Summary, etc.: | Interweaves excerpts from some of Maya Deren's films with archival footage and commentary by acolytes and contemporaries, such as Stan Brakhage and Jonas Mekas. Includes excerpts from the films: At land, Ritual in transfigured time, and Meshes of the afternoon. |
System Details Note: | DVD, NTSC. |
Language Note: | Optional English SDH subtitles. |
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Oliver Wolcott Library - Litchfield | DVD DOC IN (Text) | 36123102702923 | Adult DVD | Available | - |