Ritual in Transfigured Time
1946·Fantasy·15m
7.1
★
A social event choreographed in the manner of a dance, illuminated by concepts drawn from Greek legend; one of filmmaker Maya Deren's most intriguing works.
Directed by Maya Deren
dance
woman director
short film
IMDB
N/A
Cast
Maya Deren
Anaïs Nin
Haughty Woman
Gore Vidal
Man (uncredited)
Crew
Maya Deren
Director
Popular Reviews
49 reviews
David
6.0★ · 04/22/26
The world will never be ready for maya deren
The world will never be ready for maya deren
Rachael U.
9.0★ · 03/14/26
ugh I hate when parties make you do the secret yarn ritual in order to get in
ugh I hate when parties make you do the secret yarn ritual in order to get in
Nora
5.0★ · 03/12/26
Honestly I don’t like silent films but truly the meaning behind this one drew me to it, but I think I may have no media literacy at all cuz I don’t understand it
Honestly I don’t like silent films but truly the meaning behind this one drew me to it, but I think I may have no media literacy at all cuz I don’t understand it
steven senegal
8.0★ · 12/10/25
maya deren might actually be the goat idk what to tell you. over this past night i’ve become completely transfixed with her work. going into ‘meshes of the afternoon’ earlier i had absolutely no idea what to expect, i went in totally blind and since then her films are all i can think about. i have no idea how i hadn’t stumbled across her work before but i’m glad it’s happened now.
maya deren might actually be the goat idk what to tell you. over this past night i’ve become completely transfixed with her work. going into ‘meshes of the afternoon’ earlier i had absolutely no idea what to expect, i went in totally blind and since then her films are all i can think about. i have no idea how i hadn’t stumbled across her work before but i’m glad it’s happened now.
sofiaPRO
10.0★ · 11/15/25
another Maya Deren masterpiece omg
I love the incorporation of dance and movement as a form of personifying the human psyche. The way she expresses the duality of her being –with one woman repeating the actions of the other in a different way, like a delayed and imprecise shadow.
The concept of rhythm intertwining with time makes it all the more dream-like.
I love the incorporation of dance and movement as a form of personifying the human psyche. The way she expresses the duality of her being –with one woman repeating the actions of the other in a different way, like a delayed and imprecise shadow.
The concept of rhythm intertwining with time makes it all the more dream-like.
another Maya Deren masterpiece omg
I love the incorporation of dance and movement as a form of personifying the human psyche. The way she expresses the duality of her being –with one woman repeating the actions of the other in a different way, like a delayed and imprecise shadow.
The concept of rhythm intertwining with time makes it all the more dream-like.
I love the incorporation of dance and movement as a form of personifying the human psyche. The way she expresses the duality of her being –with one woman repeating the actions of the other in a different way, like a delayed and imprecise shadow.
The concept of rhythm intertwining with time makes it all the more dream-like.