Walden (1968)

Original title

Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

Directed by

Jonas Mekas

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

3h

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 31 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film is a diary of everyday moments that filmmaker Jonas Mekas shot over several years. It documents his daily life, friends, and surroundings in a loose and unstructured way.

contemplativeintimatefragmentaryreflectiveobservationalpersonalrhythmicpoetic

What happens

Walden, originally titled Diaries, Notes and Sketches (also known as Walden), is a 1968 American film by experimental filmmaker Jonas Mekas. After several years of filming everyday scenes from his life, Mekas was commissioned by the Albright–Knox Art Gallery to make Walden. It was his first major diary film, and he named it after Henry David Thoreau's 1854 memoir Walden. Mekas's film has received acclaim as a work of avant-garde cinema. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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