A STUDY IN CHOREOGRAPHY FOR CAMERA

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A STUDY IN CHOREOGRAPHY FOR CAMERA (director/writer: Maya Deren; cinematographer: Maya Deren; editor: Maya Deren; cast: Talley Beatty(Dancer); Runtime: 4; MPAA Rating: NR; Mystic Fire Video; 1945)
“Deren strikes another blow for culture and film technique.“

Reviewed by Dennis Schwartz

Avant-garde filmmaker Maya Deren (“Meshes of the Afternoon”)directs this experimental dance film. A bare-chested Talley Beatty expressively dances some ballet movements inside a museum and seems to be gliding through space. Before you know it, the 4-minute film ends and Deren strikes another blow for culture and film technique.

REVIEWED ON 5/13/2011 GRADE: B

Dennis Schwartz: “Ozus’ World Movie Reviews”

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