Meshes of the Afternoon (BFI Film Classics)

By John David Rhodes

John David Rhodes' illuminating research of Maya Deren's mesmerising short 'Meshes of the Afternoon' (1943) areas the movie within the context of ecu modernism and as a pivotal textual content for the pre- and post-War heritage of the cinematic avant garde. Rhodes additionally explores the film's use of perspective, repetition and visible symobolism.

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