Meshes of the Afternoon
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Alexander Hammid
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Meshes of the Afternoon
One of the most important films in the history of American avant-garde cinema, Maya Deren's MESHES OF THE AFTERNOON is captivating and dream-like, filled with tinges of psychodrama, murder mystery, and film noir. In a seemingly ordinary Los Angeles home, the film's...Watch Movie
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The Forgotten Village
Acted on location by nonprofessionals and written by famed novelist John Steinbeck, this docudrama (made several years before the advent of neo-realism) was a highly unusual endeavor in its day. It portrays the lives of a corn-harvesting family outside a Mexican mountain...Watch Movie
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Meshes of the Afternoon
This beautiful short film is everything an experimental short film should be. Haunting and intriguing with beautiful oblique angles and embodied acting.
Meshes of the Afternoon
Trippy Noir at it's finest
Meshes of the Afternoon
I don't know what to write about this short. I've watched it four times and was held attentive each time, perhaps even more during the later viewings. I've read reviews...
Meshes of the Afternoon
There are great elements to this film: the score, the recursive dreamlike nature of it all, the image of the mirror-faced cloaked man as well as the playfulness of the...