Deren is one of the great screen presences; with her billowing hair and lugubrious gaze, she incarnates the eternal bohemian, rendering morbidity alluring and turning the air of idealistic purpose into a dance of seduction.
Meshes of the Afternoon
1943 · 14m · N/A
Horror, Mystery
Directed by
Maya Deren
,
Alexander Hammid
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Meshes of the Afternoon
Overview
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.
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