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Prelude: Dog Star Man( 1962)

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A creation myth realized in light, patterns, images superimposed, rapid cutting, and silence. A black screen, then streaks of light, then an explosion of color and squiggles and happenstance. Next, images of small circles emerge then of the Sun. Images of our Earth appear, woods, a part of a body, a nude woman perhaps giving birth. Imagery evokes movement across time. Part of the Dog Star Man series of experimental films.

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      Stan Brakhage

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      Jane Wodening

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    Written by talisencrw on Tue Aug 23 2016
    I adored this, quite reasonably regarded as one of the finest post-silent short experimental works. Confused why it's regarded as five separate films, though. Seen on my university library's Criterion Collection DVD of Brakhage's anthology, Volume 1. I certainly hope to purchase for my own collection the blu release of Volumes 1 and 2....

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    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • surrealism
    • avant-garde
    • abstract
    • experimental