Review of Meshes of the Afternoon (1943) by Jeffrey M — 26 Mar 2008
Probably the best experimental film since Un Chein Andalou, but unlike that wonderful film, Deren's masterpiece seems personally felt rather than surrealistically absurd. It's not a collection of random images pulled from a hat (I'm not saying that's all that Dali & Bunuel's film was, by any means) but the work of one extraordinarily intelligent and talented woman who was able, with a relatively simple series of images, to externalize the internal, in a way that remains surprising and moving and - most of all - convincing.
Its brief 18 minutes can count among its descendents Ingmar Bergman's Wild Strawberries and The Seventh Seal, David Lynch's Mulholland Dr and Lost Highway, and - unfortunately - too many awful music videos to name.
This review of Meshes of the Afternoon (1943) was written by Jeffrey M on 26 Mar 2008.
Meshes of the Afternoon has generally received very positive reviews.
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