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The Dead

The Dead

1960Short⏱️ 11m
Short
5.4
IMDB Rating
471 votes

An experimental short film of flashing images made by Stan Brakhage.

Director
Stan Brakhage
Writers
N/A
Stars
Kenneth Anger
Release Date
November 11, 2017
Language
English
Country
France, United States
💬 3
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Kenneth Anger
Kenneth Anger
as Self

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Color
Filming Location
Cimetière du Père-Lachaise - 16 rue Repos, Paris 20, Paris, France

🏷️ Keywords

experimental shortindependent shortdeathcemetery

🎯 Categories

Short

⭐ Featured Review

visually interesting short by brakhage
by framptonhollis2016-12-30
7/10

"Although it did get a little tedious towards the end, despite only being a mere 10 minutes in length, this is still a very visually stunning and fascinating film by Stan Brakhage, a man who may be the ultimate experimental filmmaker. There is no plot to speak of. It is essentially just a collection of bizarre images that Brakhage filmed and fooled around with afterwards, creating a surreal and sometimes jarring experience. It's overall mood and tone is slightly bleaker and drearier than Brakhage's other early works, mainly because of how much darker it was visually. The colors Brak..."

💡 Did You Know?

This film is included on "By Brakhage: an Anthology", which is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #184.

📖 Synopsis

An experimental short film of flashing images made by Stan Brakhage.