Bells of Atlantis /

"I remember my first birth in water," reads Anaïs Nin in her husband Ian Hugo's aquatic fantasy formed of "hieroglyphs of a language in which our unconscious is trying to convey important, urgent messages." The mix of charged language and stunning abstract imagery and music...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Hugo, Ian, 1898-1985 (Director, Producer), Nin, Anaïs, 1903-1977 (Speaker)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	Los Angeles, CA : Flicker Alley, 2015.
Subjects:	Nin, Anaïs, > 1903-1977 > Film adaptations. Nin, Anaïs, > 1903-1977. Experimental films. Film adaptations. Short films. Films expérimentaux. Courts métrages.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	"I remember my first birth in water," reads Anaïs Nin in her husband Ian Hugo's aquatic fantasy formed of "hieroglyphs of a language in which our unconscious is trying to convey important, urgent messages." The mix of charged language and stunning abstract imagery and music moves the viewer towards -- to paraphrase Marianne Moore -- "the lost continent within our selves." 16mm 1.37:1 color sound: acted & recited by Anaïs Nin from Nin's House of Incest; production, photography Ian Hugo; abstract color effects Len Lye, Ian Hugo; electronic music by Louis and Bebe Barron.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed January 02, 2018).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (10 min.)
Playing Time:	00:09:54
Production Credits:	Music, Louis and Bebe Barron.