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The Very Eye of Night (1958) was a collaboration with the Metropolitan Opera Ballet School. The film was beset by problems in its production and carried with it a heavy weight of expectation. A shimmering constellation of stars established the background for negative images of figures resembling Greek Gods superimposed on and magically transported along the milky way. Deren called it her ‘ballet of night’, an ethereal dance within a nocturnal space that focused on the spectacle rather than the narrative. Ito collaborated on the soundtrack using tone blocks and bells, recalling the trance rhythm of Meshes of the Afternoon. Prioritizing enchantment over interpretation, The Very Eye of Night proved to be Deren’s most controversial and misunderstood film.
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comprat per internet a Mystic fire.... no saben si es pot projectar. Dir: Maya Deren. Assistant director: Harrison Starr III. Screenplay: Maya Deren. Music: Teiji Ito. http://www.sensesofcinema.com/2002/great-directors/deren-2/ Women Make Movies A couple of films can be purchased here. http://www.algonet.se/~mjsull/ http://www.cosmicbaseball.com/deren9.html#text
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- Maya Deren (Accumulator)
- Maya Deren (Subject)
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