Unseen cinema. an etude on the theme of Melissande / 8, The mysteries. Oramunde :
The Mysteries is part of the film retrospective Unseen Cinema that explores long-forgotten American experimental cinema. "Oramunde" is an illustration in dance of the tale of Pelléas et Mellisande, a story of two star-crossed lovers. The film confirms the belief that archetypal imagination...
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| Format: | Video |
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[United States] :
Filmmakers Showcase,
1933.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | The Mysteries is part of the film retrospective Unseen Cinema that explores long-forgotten American experimental cinema. "Oramunde" is an illustration in dance of the tale of Pelléas et Mellisande, a story of two star-crossed lovers. The film confirms the belief that archetypal imagination is one of the mind's primitive modes. Stripping the story to its core is a means of penetrating imagination. --R. Bruce Elder Philadelphia High Line-born Emlen Etting was a painter, sculptor, scholar of French literature, and book illustrator. His figurative paintings and drawings depict the loneliness of modernity and the extravagance of nature. Etting illustrated works by Paul Valéry and Franz Kafka, among others. His three films produced before 1940 are milestones of poetic filmmaking. --R. Bruce Elder. 16mm 1.37:1 black and white silent with music 11:17 minutes. New music by Rodney Sauer. Featuring Mary Binney Montgomery. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed July 24, 2020). "Early American avant-garde film 1893-1941". |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (13 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 00:12:18 |
| Production Credits: | New music, Rodney Sauer. |