Watch In the Mirror of Maya Deren For Free
In the Mirror of Maya Deren
Documentary about the life of avant-garde filmmaker Maya Deren, who led the independent film movement of the 1940s.
| Release : | 2002 |
| Rating : | 7.3 |
| Studio : | ARTE France Cinéma, TAG/TRAUM Filmproduktion, Filmfonds Wien, |
| Crew : | Cinematography, Director, |
| Cast : | Maya Deren Stan Brakhage Judith Malina Alexander Hammid Chi Chaoli |
| Genre : | Documentary |
Watch Trailer
Cast List
Related Movies
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty
The Colour of Your Socks: A Year with Pipilotti Rist
The Colour of Your Socks: A Year with Pipilotti Rist 2009
Rating: 6.6
GoodFellas
Little Miss Sunshine
Nas: Time Is Illmatic
Reviews
The Worst Film Ever
The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.
By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
... lists like the IMDB users' top 250 mean nothing to me and why I don't rate movies. Maya Deren was one of the pioneers of the experimental cinema movement and this documentary sheds light on her life, her relationship with the people she worked with, her 2 last husbands, her trip to Haiti and the sacrifices she has to go through in order to continue making movies. In the mirror of Maya Deren is a fine introduction to Maya Deren's work but I would recommend her own films to anyone who wants to see something really different.
wonderful soundtrack by john zornmeetings/interviews with stan brakhage, jonas mekas, ... (every time a great pleasure to see them)[besides: we need all brakhage films out on dvd!]a lot of original film clips of maya's movies (this is the best part, especially worth mentioning is the footage from the haitian voodoo documentary, since i had never seen it before - i love it, it is accompanied with original music from maya's magnetic tapes recorded at the time of shooting in haiti. a lot of vitality, a lot of energy - you can almost feel it !there are also a lot of original soundclips of maya's voice used in this picture (very good sound quality, it really brings her to life for all of us)a definite must see[so release it on dvd for repeated viewings include all of maya's movies in an uncut version on an extra disc, PLEASE !!!]
