The Very Eye of Night

The Very Eye of Night (1958)

03/05/1958
Music, Fantasy
15m

Overview

Dancers, shown in photographic negative, perform a series of ballet moves, solos, pas de deux, larger groupings. The dancers glide and rotate untroubled by gravity against a slowly changing starfield background. Their movements are accompanied by music scored for a small ensemble of woodwind and percussion.

  • Maya DerenDirector, Writer
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

Keywords

  • dance performance
  • avant-garde
  • silent film
  • modern dance
  • woman director
  • contemporary dance
  • dance film
  • ballet dancing
  • experimental film

Top Billed Cast

Don Freisinger

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Richard Sandifer

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Patricia Ferrer

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Bud Bready

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Genaro Gómez

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Barbara Levin

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Richard Englund

Dancer

Rosemary Williams

Dancer

Phillip Salem

Dancer

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