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1958·Music·15m
7.1
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
dance performance
avant-garde
silent film
modern dance
woman director
contemporary dance
dance film
ballet dancing
experimental film

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Maya Deren
Maya Deren
Director
Maya Deren
Maya Deren
Writer
Maya Deren
Maya Deren
Editor
Teiji Ito
Teiji Ito
Music
Maya Deren
Maya Deren
Cinematography

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Kay Dee
Kay DeePRO
The Very Eye of Night
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We really are all made of stars and cool choreography.
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We really are all made of stars and cool choreography.
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Pretentious
Pretentious
The Very Eye of Night
Humanity dissolves into celestial daydreaming.
Humanity dissolves into celestial daydreaming.
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sofia
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The Very Eye of Night
watched two versions of this - the original, and another shorter version with a different score.

the music in the original gives it more of an eerie feel, very raw, it makes you delve deeper into the story the choreography is trying to depict and express.

the other version had beethoven’s moonlight sonata, which, along with the visuals, made the story much dreamier.
it induced a very deep nostalgic feeling in me and reminded me of the sweetness and softness of childhood. 

it’s fascinating how differently a story can be interpreted simply by changing the tone of the music.
watched two versions of this - the original, and another shorter version with a different score.

the music in the original gives it more of an eerie feel, very raw, it makes you delve deeper into the story the choreography is trying to depict and express.

the other version had beethoven’s moonlight sonata, which, along with the visuals, made the story much dreamier.
it induced a very deep nostalgic feeling in me and reminded me of the sweetness and softness of childhood. 

it’s fascinating how differently a story can be interpreted simply by changing the tone of the music.
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Ella Darrow
Ella Darrow
The Very Eye of Night
i actually really really liked this
i actually really really liked this
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vlad dracula
vlad dracula
The Very Eye of Night
dancers’ faces look scary, and the whole film made me feel kind of uneasy.
dancers’ faces look scary, and the whole film made me feel kind of uneasy.
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