Dog star man: prelude

Duration: 25

Year Published: 1961

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: silent

Description: An example of avant-garde cinema, this prelude to a long four-part work is composed of multi-level superimpositions and rapid flashes of images and themes which appear in the longer work. These are: elements of earth, air, fire and water; a man climbing a snowy mountain with his dog; love making; the moon and the sun; childbirth; a beating heart; the faces of a man and woman.

Complete Record: An example of avant-garde cinema, this prelude to a long four-part work is composed of multi-level superimpositions and rapid flashes of images and themes which appear in the longer work. These are: elements of earth, air, fire and water; a man climbing a snowy mountain with his dog; love making; the moon and the sun; childbirth; a beating heart; the faces of a man and woman.

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