Meshes of the Afternoon (1945)

“(YT) Europeans were way ahead Deren, in surrealism expression. But here is Los Angeles modenity, house design, light, ryhmic corporal movements, clothing. The feminist side is more innovative or meaningfull...” read more

A good movie

“To be honest, I wasn't really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was on the '1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die' list, I was quite eager to check it out. What a strange and beautiful movie. First of all, I have seen my share of silent movies (probably not enough though) but it was the first time I saw a movie without even some background music added afterwards, as it was apparently intended to be watched this way. To be honest, I thought it was incredibly difficult to focus without any sound or music whatsoever. Still, the damned thing was really neat. Indeed, I was above all impressed by how it was visually completely different than anything produced back then in the 40's. Seriously, it felt so modern that it reminded me of many surreal videoclips that come out on a re” read more

1001 Movies ... my own version (1940's) (90 movies items)

" Notes: What a strange and beautiful movie. First of all, I have seen my share of silent movies (probably not enough though) but it was the first time I saw a movie without even some background music added afterwards, as it was apparently intended to be watched this way. To be honest, I thought it was incredibly difficult to focus without any sound or music whatsoever. Still, the damned thing was really neat. Indeed, I was above all impressed how it was visually completely different than anythi"

1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe (1001 movies items)

" Notes: What a strange and beautiful movie. First of all, I have seen my share of silent movies (probably not enough though) but it was the first time I saw a movie without even some background music added afterwards, as it was apparently intended to be watched this way. To be honest, I thought it was incredibly difficult to focus without any sound or music whatsoever. Still, the damned thing was really neat. Indeed, I was above all impressed how it was visually completely different than anythi"

Phoenix Feather's Movie Diary 2021 (316 movies items)

"(WATCHED: 14 August 2021)"

Film Journal 2019 (225 movies items)

"In creating a film about interpretation the two directors have also made a flim endlessly ripe for interpretation, which bolsters every meticulously detailed shot with supposed meaning or, at the very least, perceived thematic heft. "

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (1940's) (86 movies items)

" Notes: What a strange and beautiful movie. First of all, I have seen my share of silent movies (probably not enough though) but it was the first time I saw a movie without even some background music added afterwards, as it was apparently intended to be watched this way. To be honest, I thought it was incredibly difficult to focus without any sound or music whatsoever. Still, the damned thing was really neat. Indeed, I was above all impressed how it was visually completely different than anythi"

Films Watched in 2019 (328 movies items)

"17.5 "

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2023) (1001 movies items)

" Notes: What a strange and beautiful movie. First of all, I have seen my share of silent movies (probably not enough though) but it was the first time I saw a movie without even some background music added afterwards, as it was apparently intended to be watched this way. To be honest, I thought it was incredibly difficult to focus without any sound or music whatsoever. Still, the damned thing was really neat. Indeed, I was above all impressed how it was visually completely different than anythi"

Best Films of 1943 (25 movies items)

"A beautiful avant garde short film about the independence of women, filled with symbolism and surrealism."

Fantastic Films of the '40s (17 movies items)

"Directed by: Maya Deren, Alexander Hammid 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."

Short Films I've watched (134 movies items)

" 14 min"

Project #1 -1001 Movies I Must see Before I die- (1167 movies items)

" Rating iMDB: My Rating: Director: Actors: Genre: The Plot:"