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The Very Eye of Night (1958)

The Very Eye of Night (1958)

Fantasy Music
Release Date: 1958, May 3
Directors: Maya Deren
Countries: United States of America
Cast: Rosemary Williams, Patricia Ferrer, Don Freisinger, Richard Sandifer, Bud Bready, Genaro Gómez, Barbara Levin, Richard Englund, Phillip Salem

Overview:

Dancers, shown in photographic negative, perform a series of ballet moves, solos, pas de deux, larger groupings. The dancers glide and rotate untroubled by gravity against a slowly changing starfield background. Their movements are accompanied by music scored for a small ensemble of woodwind and percussion.

Keywords:

woman director avant-garde experimental film dance performance silent film ballet dancing contemporary dance dance film modern dance