The Very Eye of Night (1958)

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6.2	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Maya Deren

Starring

Patricia Ferrier
Ariel

Written by

Maya Deren
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Dancers, shown in photographic negative, perform a series of ballet moves, solos, pas de deux, larger groupings. The dancers glide and rotate untroubled by gravity against a slowly changing starfield background. Their movements are accompanied by music scored for a small ensemble of woodwind and percussion.

Release date: 3 May 1958

Tags: Usa (1), Documentary (1), B&w (1), Ballet (1), Short (1), Experimental Film (1), 15 Min. (1)

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"17.1.2022 Tyylikäs kokeellinen mustavalkoinen lyhäri, jossa filminegatiiviksi käännetyt balettitanssijat on heijastettu liikkumaan unenomaisesti hitaasti ohitse lipuvan tähtitaivaan luoman taustan päälle. Kuvaaja hyödyntää kekseliäästi vinoja ja yläviistosta alaspäin suunnattuja kuvakulmia. Minkäänlaista tarinallista koherenssia elokuvassa ei ole, tai sitten minä en osaa baletin kieltä tarpeeksi hyvin kyetäkseni sellaista teoksesta löytämään - joskin alkuteksteistä pää"