Jan 01, 1943
14 min
Full-HD

Meshes of the Afternoon (1943)

A woman returning home falls asleep and has vivid dreams that may or may not be happening in reality. Through repetitive images and complete mismatching of the objective view of time and space, her dark inner desires play out on-screen.

Category

Mystery Fantasy

Country

United States of America

Companies

Maya Deren

The Woman

Alexander Hammid

The Man

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