From French ‘Avante Garde’ translates to ‘Ahead of the Crowd’. It is cutting edge or experimental.
Maya Deren is a famous ‘Avante Garde’ director. She made her films during the 1940’s and 50’s.
Her films have an anti-mainstream stance within her films and she promotes the idea or artistic licence and creative freedom.
‘Meshes of the Afternoon’ is one of her most famous Avante Garde films. It was made in 1943.
· You interpret the film in your own way as if it were poetry.
· The film has a circular narrative as it tends to repeat itself a lot.
· The film uses technique such as slow motion when the woman is running.
· The film seems like it has influences through dreams. Everything seems disorientated and non-realistic which indicates she could be dreaming herself.
· Imagery: Knife, Flower, Grim Reaper, telephone etc could represent confusion between happiness and sorry.
· The first shot appears quite sinister as a shadow appears to pick up a flower from the floor.
· The key that the main character produces from her mouth could represent that the answer comes from within herself.
· From watching the short film I felt that the main character was suicidal.
· The grim reaper has a mirror for a face. Could this be representation of her?
· The soundtrack sounds like humming or tribal music- sacrificial.
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