The Flying Spirit of Movement within These Solid Objects: Marie Menken's Home Movies.
Marie Menken (1909-1970) was one of the most influential and beloved filmmakers of the American avant-garde, a liberatory inspiration for several subsequent generations of artists. Her films were characterized by wildly kinetic handheld camerawork, which have largely been understood through the lens...
| Publicado en: | Film Criticism Vol. 47; no. 1; pp. 1 - 17 |
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Film Criticism
2023
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| Sumario: | Marie Menken (1909-1970) was one of the most influential and beloved filmmakers of the American avant-garde, a liberatory inspiration for several subsequent generations of artists. Her films were characterized by wildly kinetic handheld camerawork, which have largely been understood through the lens of those she inspired. This essay analyzes Menken's films in terms more specific to her, focusing on her broadly inclusive, often structuring celebration of motion in all its forms. |
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