Part five in my ongoing series on the visual similarities between the influential Maya Deren and the filmmakers that came after her from the regular culprits (David Lynch & Claire Denis), to new folks like Abel Ferrara & Tom Noonan.
Enjoy...
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Meshes Of The Afternoon / Swoon |
Deren's influence on Lynch has been well documented. But for those of you who still doubt this - please check out Parts 1 & 2 of my School Of Maya Deren entries...
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Meshes Of The Afternoon / Lost Highway |
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At Land / Sonatine |
Similar shots in experimental films documenting/exploring experimental dance...
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Studies In Choreography For Camera / One Day Pina Asked / Vers Mathilde |
a slight variation of above...
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Studies In Choreography For Camera / Vers Mathilde |
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Ritual In Transfigured Time / High Life |
I recently saw Tom Noonan's
The Wife on the big screen and while these two examples below are hardly the only two films to use this kind of division between space, I was immediately reminded of Deren's work (above) when I saw Noonan's film (below)...
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Ritual In Transfigured Time / The Wife |
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Witch's Cradle / Tenebrae |
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The Mysteries Of The Chateau Of Dice / Drawing Restraint 9 |
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At Land / The Seventh Seal |
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At Land / Persona |
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Meshes Of The Afternoon / The Addiction |
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Meshes Of The Afternoon / Hard Boiled |