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The Riddle of Lumen (1972)

The Riddle of Lumen poster
Directed by
Stan Brakhage
Country
United States of America
Runtime
14 min
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film is a silent abstract work by Stan Brakhage. It presents a series of rapidly changing light patterns and images on a white screen. There is no story or characters.

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What happens

The Riddle of Lumen is a 1972 American experimental short film by Stan Brakhage. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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