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The Very Eye of Night

The Very Eye of Night

19585.90h 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.

Directed by Maya Deren
Written by Maya Deren
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Top Cast

D

Don Freisinger

Dancer

R

Richard Sandifer

Dancer

P

Patricia Ferrer

Dancer

B

Bud Bready

Dancer

G

Genaro Gómez

Dancer

B

Barbara Levin

Dancer

R

Richard Englund

Dancer

R

Rosemary Williams

Dancer

P

Phillip Salem

Dancer

Themes & Keywords

dance performanceavant-gardesilent filmmodern dancewoman directorcontemporary dancedance filmballet dancingexperimental film

About The Very Eye of Night

The Very Eye of Night is a music, fantasy film released in 1958 exploring themes of dance performance, avant-garde, silent film, modern dance, woman director, contemporary dance. Directed by Maya Deren, it stars Don Freisinger, Richard Sandifer, Patricia Ferrer. 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.

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