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Meshes of the Afternoon

  • 1943
  • Not Rated
  • 14m
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7.9/10
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Meshes of the Afternoon (1943)
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A woman returning home falls asleep and has vivid dreams that may or may not be happening in reality. Through repetitive images and complete mismatching of the objective view of time and spa... Read allA woman returning home falls asleep and has vivid dreams that may or may not be happening in reality. Through repetitive images and complete mismatching of the objective view of time and space, her dark inner desires play out on-screen.A woman returning home falls asleep and has vivid dreams that may or may not be happening in reality. Through repetitive images and complete mismatching of the objective view of time and space, her dark inner desires play out on-screen.

  • Directors
    • Maya Deren
    • Alexander Hammid
  • Writer
    • Maya Deren
  • Stars
    • Maya Deren
    • Alexander Hammid
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
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    • Directors
      • Maya Deren
      • Alexander Hammid
    • Writer
      • Maya Deren
    • Stars
      • Maya Deren
      • Alexander Hammid
    • 58User reviews
    • 45Critic reviews
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      • 1 win

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    Maya Deren
    • The Woman
    Alexander Hammid
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      • Alexander Hammid
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    • Trivia
      This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Libary of Congress, in 1990.
    • Goofs
      When The Woman tries to open the supposedly locked door for the first time, it gives way a little (too much).
    • Alternate versions
      The original print of Meshes was completely silent (i.e., without music). Teiji Ito's score was added to a sound reprint in the 1950s. Several shots were also cut from the version with the added score.
    • Connections
      Edited into Cinema16: American Short Films (2006)

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    9/10
    Amalgam of Traditional Narrative and Surrealism
    While the opening sequence of a woman following a faceless figure with a flower is persistently repeated, images of key and knife intensify their vividness, and then dream and reality permeate into each other's realms. Maya Deren's first and probably best film, Meshes of the Afternoon, is an amalgam of traditional narrative and European-imported surrealism. It is also one of many triumphs in the film history that fearlessness and youthfulness conquer the lack of expenses and experiences.
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    • Nov 16, 2003

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    • Release date
      • 1943 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • DVD
      • Edited DVD
    • Language
      • None
    • Also known as
      • Redes de la tarde
    • Filming locations
      • Maya Deren's house, 1466 North Kings Road, West Hollywood, California, USA(on location)
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    • Budget
      • $275 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      14 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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