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Meshes of the Afternoon

1943 · 14m · N/A Fantasy, Mystery
Directed by Maya Deren , Alexander Hammid

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A woman returning home falls asleep and has vivid dreams that may or may not be happening in reality. Through repetitive images and complete mismatching of the objective view of time and space, her dark inner desires play out on-screen.

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Deren is one of the great screen presences; with her billowing hair and lugubrious gaze, she incarnates the eternal bohemian, rendering morbidity alluring and turning the air of idealistic purpose into a dance of seduction.

Richard Brody, New Yorker

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