March 28, 2009
hypnotic, disturbing and beautiful. cool soundtrack
A woman returns home, falls asleep, and enters into a surreal, violent and erotic dream involving keys, knives and a mysterious figure. The line between fantasy and reality becomes uncertain, as do th...( read more
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September 1, 2008Felicity and terror,a free-roaming experience,where Lynch's symbols are clearly inspired by this eclectic treat.Majestic,the ritualistic linear is a significant innovation,Deren and Hammid created a short destined as classic.
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March 14, 2008A landmark in Avant-Garde filmmaking. Surreal, creepy, and unnerving, this is a must see for anyone interested in cinema.
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July 31, 2009WEB. Sencillamente hermosa. Evoca una atmósfera onírica muy hábilmente. / Simply beautiful. Elicits a dreamlike atmosphere quite skillfully.
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December 6, 2008A truly inspirational short film & pretty amazing for 1943 but about its somehow feminist subject matter...
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June 21, 2008One of those beautiful and odd films that make you look at film as high art (if you don't already: I don't why it's hard for some to view cinema as they view literature or even theater). "Meshes of the Afternoon" is as great a poem as those studied in classrooms worldwide, and it...( read more)
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