Meshes of the Afternoon
(1943)
Short
Mystery
Fantasy
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14 min
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16MM
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1.37:1 aspect
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black and white
Time fractures, repeats, and slips out of order in this hypnotic short, where a woman moves through the same moments again and again, each time slightly altered. Long before filmmakers like David Lynch, this film marks cinema’s shift away from linear storytelling toward a more modern language.
Director:
Maya Deren