Review of At Land (1944) by Amanda M — 17 Feb 2009

A beautiful short film with fascinating play with time and space.

This review of At Land (1944) was written by Amanda M on 17 Feb 2009.

At Land has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Royce M (30) on 20 Apr 2008

As always good work by Maya. The first few minutes are absolutely amazing but unfortunately it starts to fall of a bit after that…

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By Sam C (1,031) on 20 Oct 2007

Maya Derens visuals and editing technique explore ideas very much ahead of their time. A truly unique experience, highly recommended…

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By Michael H (3,299) on 29 Sep 2014

Waves in reverse look cool. Props as an fairly early avant-garde or experimental film. Playing with the tools is a good thing…

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By R.a. L (186) on 14 Nov 2009

WEB. A pesar de un par de lapsos algo inertes, es un logrado ejercicio poético y vanguardistra…

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By Dimitris S (216) on 13 Nov 2008

A female persona,a glorious artist,a transparent human libido,Deren possesses the viewer by clutching her soul,testing her limits,illuminating…

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By Brent G (270) on 21 Sep 2009

The only previous deren i'd seen was meshes of the afternoon, which I think is quite masterful in many ways…

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By Cam S (229) on 06 Feb 2011

Deren gives us a series of constantly fluctuating spaces in which the identity of the protagonist is the only constant, but even that is compromised…

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By Eric R (1,431) on 16 Sep 2008

Less dark than MESHES OF THE AFTERNOON, maya deren's follow-up to her legendary debut remains fascinating and sometimes stunningly beautiful…

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By Derek A (174) on 14 Aug 2007

Favorite Maya Deren movie. And she's really pretty too…

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By Hans J. E (439) on 12 Feb 2010

Maya Deren wakes up laying on a beach and follows a surreal, but relatively linear narrative that's more welcoming and less sinister than Meshes…

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