Meshes of the Afternoon Reviews

Meshes of the Afternoon review

Posted : 1 year, 9 months ago on 17 July 2022 03:22

(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...

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A good movie

Posted : 2 years, 4 months ago on 21 December 2021 01:05

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 regular basis, except that this movie was made almost 80 years ago. I have to admit that this movie was rather hard to grasp, I'm grateful that it was so short as it would probably not work with a longer format. Anyway, maybe I should re-watch it at some point because the damned thing was so intriguing. Still, it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in more experimental movies.

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