Ritual in transfigured time

Uses filmic means--such as varying camera speeds, the relating of gestures which were, in reality, unrelated, and the repetition of patterns so complex as to be unique in actuality--to confer a ritualistic quality on the actions and events shown. The camera also creates its own time relationships., A poetic psychological study achieved by acceleration and deceleration of time, relating of unrelated gestures, and repetition of complex patterns unrealizable in reality. A tragic picturization of the emotions linked to the intensity of a girl's frustrated search for companionship in the real and unreal world in which she lives.

Credits

Directed by
Maya Deren
Cast
Rita Christiani, Gore Vidal, Maya Deren
Complete catalog record
, A poetic psychological study achieved by acceleration and deceleration of time, relating of unrelated gestures, and repetition of complex patterns unrealizable in reality. A tragic picturization of the emotions linked to the intensity of a girl's frustrated search for companionship in the real and unreal world in which she lives.
, Uses filmic means--such as varying camera speeds, the relating of gestures which were, in reality, unrelated, and the repetition of patterns so complex as to be unique in actuality--to confer a ritualistic quality on the actions and events shown. The camera also creates its own time relationships.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, description, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q59645623 ↗ — country, genre, credits