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Dog Star Man: Part I

1963·30m
7.1
From a murky landscape, a wooded mountain emerges. We watch the sun. We see a bearded man climbing up the mountain through the snow. He carries an ax, and he's accompanied by a dog. His labors continue. There is no soundtrack. Images rush past - water, trees, and surfaces too close up to distinguish. He struggles. A fire burns. Nature, in long shots and magnified, is formidable and silent. It's tough going; he carries on. In a capillary, blood flows.
Directed by Stan Brakhage

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Stan Brakhage
Stan Brakhage
Jane Wodening
Jane Wodening

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Stan Brakhage
Stan Brakhage
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mia
mia
Dog Star Man: Part I
prelude was the birth of sight. part I is the struggle to keep seeing. brakhage said “what if climbing a mountain was also inventing consciousness” and honestly? he was right.
prelude was the birth of sight. part I is the struggle to keep seeing. brakhage said “what if climbing a mountain was also inventing consciousness” and honestly? he was right.
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jota florez
jota florez
Dog Star Man: Part I
Synced with Soundtracks for the Blind by Swans

Their blood is shining in the sun, their wounds are powdered with white salt, their lips are shaping silent words
I see my name as it spills out, I see them walking on their knees, led in a chain by laughing girls
I see them sucking on the dirt as if inhaling the whole world and, one by one, their throats are cut, and each one sings his choking song
Each one sings his lullaby, and each one falls and then, he's gone
And I feel good, yeah, I feel fine, yeah, I feel good, and I've been waiting far too long
I see their bodies in the pyre leaking black smoke into the flames and all the people stand around shaping lips into my name
And soon, the sun begins to sink behind a wall of dirty air, I see their bones there in the pile and taste the smell of burning hair

- All Lined Up
Synced with Soundtracks for the Blind by Swans

Their blood is shining in the sun, their wounds are powdered with white salt, their lips are shaping silent words
I see my name as it spills out, I see them walking on their knees, led in a chain by laughing girls
I see them sucking on the dirt as if inhaling the whole world and, one by one, their throats are cut, and each one sings his choking song
Each one sings his lullaby, and each one falls and then, he's gone
And I feel good, yeah, I feel fine, yeah, I feel good, and I've been waiting far too long
I see their bodies in the pyre leaking black smoke into the flames and all the people stand around shaping lips into my name
And soon, the sun begins to sink behind a wall of dirty air, I see their bones there in the pile and taste the smell of burning hair

- All Lined Up
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Yannai
Yannai
Dog Star Man: Part I
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thomo
thomo
Dog Star Man: Part I
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Moreweighttt
Dog Star Man: Part I
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