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In the Mirror of Maya Deren Photos

Scene from the film IN THE MIRROR OF MAYA DEREN.

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Movie Info

Maya Deren was already a respected writer and artist by the time she picked up a film camera and created the groundbreaking avant-garde film "Meshes of the Afternoon." A leading figure in the independent art scene of the 1940s and '50s, Deren would go on to influence a generation of alternative artists. Noted experimental filmmakers like Jonas Mekas and Stan Brakhage, along with Deren's ex-husband, talk about Deren's ambitious nature and the haunting power of her work.

Genre:

documentary
Original Language:

English
Director:

Martina Kudlácek
Writer:

Martina Kudlácek
Release Date (Streaming):

Mar 20, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA):

$6.0K
Runtime:

1h 43m
Production Co:

Arte, Filmfonds Wien, Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG
Sound Mix:

Stereo, Surround

Cast & Crew

Jonas Mekas
Self

Martina Kudlácek
Director

Martina Kudlácek
Writer

John Zorn
Original Music

Wolfgang Lehner
Cinematographer

Henry Hills
Film Editor

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Critic Reviews for In the Mirror of Maya Deren

All Critics (20) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (19) | Rotten (1)

It does such a terrific job of showing us what Deren was like that it makes even the notion of a biopic about her seem unnecessary, if not ridiculous.

November 1, 2003 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…

Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
Not only celebrates Deren's cinematic legacy but also reveals a gifted talent whose explosive temperament was at odds with the lyrical, dreamlike imagery she put on screen.

May 16, 2003 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Edward Guthmann
San Francisco Chronicle
Intimidated by the words 'avant-garde film'? Then hand yourself over, without reservation, to the skills of documentarian Martina Kudlacek and her astonishingly accessible primer, In the Mirror of Maya Deren.

February 14, 2003 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…

Janice Page
Boston Globe
A long overdue documentary portrait of one of our most important avant-garde filmmakers.

February 5, 2003

Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
It should please her admirers and, 40 years after her death, win her new ones.

January 24, 2003 | Rating: 3/4

V.A. Musetto
New York Post
Refreshingly free of postmodernist theorizing and gender-study cant.

January 23, 2003 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Dave Kehr
New York Times
Informative look at great filmmaker Deren.

December 27, 2018 | Full Review…

Michael E. Grost
Classic Film and Television
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December 6, 2005 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…

Film Threat
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August 16, 2005 | Rating: 2/5

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
Martina Kudlacek's engrossing film study does a service to the film world by reminding everyone that there are filmmakers who make films as art.

October 7, 2003 | Rating: A | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Better late than never, In the Mirror of Maya Deren reminds us of what a treasure Deren was and gives us just enough of a taste to make us want more.

May 23, 2003 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
An absolute must for those who think themselves students of film and for the serious documentary buff.

February 5, 2003 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…

Robin Clifford
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