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Meshes of the Afternoon

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A woman returning home falls asleep and has vivid dreams that may or may not be happening in reality. Through repetitive images and complete mismatching of the objective view of time and space, her dark inner desires play out on-screen.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1943-01-01

Runtime: 14 mins

Director: Maya Deren, Alexander Hammid

Writer: Maya Deren

Spoken language: No Language

Genres: Mystery, Fantasy

Original title: Meshes of the Afternoon

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Production Countries: United States of America

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