At Land

Synopsis: A trance-like film tracing the conflict between a woman and her environment. At the start of the film the woman (played by Maya Deren) is washed up on a beach and then goes on an anxious odyssey through a series of beautiful landscapes, both social and symbolic.
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Video; Film. 16mm. b/w. st. 14min.
Year of production: 1944
Availability: Sale (Cinenova and Moviemail); 2000 sale: £70.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Notes: Also available from Moviemail on a compilation tape with MESHES OF THE AFTERNOON and RITUAL IN TRANSFIGURED TIME. This tape is entitled MAYA DEREN- EXPERIMENTAL FILMS, is in the Re-voir series, and costs £17.99 (+p&p)
Subjects: Media studies
Keywords: Deren, Maya; experimental film & video; silent films

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