Meditation on Violence (1949)
- Directed by
- Maya Deren
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 12 min
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 34 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A silent film shows a man performing movements from a Wu-tang ritual. The choreography blurs the line between aggression and grace.
contemplativeabstractrhythmicmeditativeminimalistfluidvisually starkpoetic
What happens
Meditation on Violence is a 1948 American experimental short film directed by Maya Deren. Shot in 16 mm, It explores in playing out the movements and performance of the Wu-tang ritual. It also obscures the distinction between violence and beauty. The film stars Chao-Li Chi and music by Teiji Ito. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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