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8.0/10   2,063 votes
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Writer:
Maya Deren (writer)
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Genre:
Short | Fantasy more
Plot:
A solitary flower on a long driveway, a key falling, a door unlocked, a knife in a loaf of bread, a... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
Feminist... I like it more (22 total)

Cast

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Maya Deren ... The Woman
Alexander Hammid ... The Man

Directed by
Maya Deren 
Alexander Hammid 
 
Writing credits
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Maya Deren  writer

Original Music by
Teiji Ito (1952)
 
Cinematography by
Alexander Hammid 
 
Film Editing by
Maya Deren 
 

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Additional Details

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Runtime:
14 min
Country:
USA
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono | Silent
Certification:
Argentina:Unrated
Filming Locations:
Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Libary of Congress, in 1990. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When The Woman tries to open the supposedly locked door for the first time, it gives way a little (too much). more
Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Quel Sale Tour (2002) more

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5 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Feminist... I like it, 10 April 2005
10/10
Author: lydia-37 from United States

I adore this short film, I first saw it in an introduction to film class and now I take it out of the archives whenever i feel the need for that extra kick of feminist angst. The simple effects and ideas mixed together, combined with camera angels that convey the status of the people in the film and the message Maya is trying to get across, make it a beautiful piece. The score also compliments it well. I highly recommend this film to anyone looking to learn about the film making process, or just looking for something a little different to watch(there's a DVD out there with several of her shorts on it). Where politics and beauty collide.

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