Meshes of the Afternoon (1943)
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- Not Rated
- 14min
- Short, Fantasy
- 1943 (USA)
- Short
- 1 win.
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| Maya Deren | ... |
The Woman
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Alexander Hammid | ... |
The Man / Cloaked Figure
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Directed by
| Maya Deren | ||
| Alexander Hammid | ... | (as Alexander Hamid) |
Written by
| Maya Deren | ... | (writer) (uncredited) |
Music by
| Teiji Ito | ||
Cinematography by
| Alexander Hammid | ... | (uncredited) |
Editing by
| Maya Deren | ||
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- Self Distribuzione (2006) (Italy) (DVD) (boxed set)
- Fox Lorber (video)
- Huit-Zilin Promotora Fílmica (2018) (Mexico)
- Mystic Fire Video (1986) (United States) (VHS)
- Wellspring Media (video)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
On her way home, a solitary woman picks up a frail flower. Then, she drops her key. Exhausted, the mysterious lady finally enters her home and falls asleep in a deep, comfortable armchair. However, even in her intimate dreams, an intangible dark presence blemishes her afternoon nap; she tries to catch it, but her efforts are in vain. And as the confined environment gradually becomes a maze-like purgatory, bizarre but perfect doppelgangers of her physical self materialise in the house. Before long, an old record player playing a never-ending tune, a telephone, and a sharp serrated bread knife become part of the nightmare. But the blade thirsts for blood, and the woman hungers for a way out. Can the undivided mind/matter entity escape consciousness? Written by Nick Riganas |
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Box Office
| Budget | $275 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | This film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress in 1990 due to its cultural and historical significance. See more » |
| Goofs | When The Woman tries to open the supposedly locked door for the first time, it gives way a little (too much). See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Cinema16: American Short Films (2006). See more » |