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Directed by: Stan Brakhage Starring: n/a Dog Star Man by Stan Brakhage First completed in the mid-1960's, Stan Brakhage's Dog Star Man is a bizarre, abstract, and beautiful film. The compositon of the five parts (Prelude, and Parts I, II, III, and IV) is roughly the same: vaguely-related images of science, modern society, and sex flash by; often Brakhage takes a more hands-on approach, actually carving, painting, and glueing things to the film. If you hadn't already figured out, the film is anything but conventional. There is no discernable plot, no dialogue (not a soundtrack at all, in fact), and no "protagonist" or "setting" per se. For those of you whose eyes lit up after reading the previous sentence, this movie is probably for you. Seek it out and enjoy it. However, for these exact same reasons, many will find Dog Star Man terribly boring, pretentious, and utterly unwatchable. It is certainly not for everybody. But Brakhage's use of silence is more intentional than lazy: he once said that he wants to "make music using film" (I don't remember the quote exactly, but that was the basic idea). No description can accurately capture the essence of something like Dog Star Man. It must be seen to be appreciated and understood. It was released on a 2003 2-DVD set called "By Brakhage: an Anthology" along with many of his other most famous works. Recommended. Edit: vvv Thanks, closing. RATING: 4.5 PROS: Visually intriguing and thought provoking CONS: 80 minutes of silence ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:14199~C mendali fucked around with this message at 05:05 on Aug 25, 2005 |
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