{"product_id":"9781838719722","title":"Meshes of the Afternoon","description":"Author: John David Rhodes\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781838719722\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Sep 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 136 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeshes of the Afternoon \u003c\/i\u003e(1943), filmed by Maya Deren and her then husband Alexader Hammid in their bungalow above Sunset Boulevard for a mere $274.90, is the most important film in the history of American avant-garde cinema. The artistic collaboration between Deren and Hammid finds its distorted reflection in the vision of the film's tormented female protagonist. Its focus - through a series of intricate and interlocking dream sequences - on female experience and the domestic sphere links \u003ci\u003eMeshes \u003c\/i\u003eto the Hollywood melodramas of the period, while its unsettling atmosphere of dread, death and doubles makes it a counter-cinematic cousin to film noir. The film has influenced not only the subsequent history of experimental film, but also on the work of Hollywood auteurs. It is a touchstone of women's film-making, of modern cinema and of modern art.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eJohn David Rhodes traces the film's history back into the lives of Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid, but in particular that of Deren. He reads the film as a culmination of Deren's abiding interest in modernism and her intense engagement in socialist politics. Rhodes argues that while the film remains a powerful point of reference for feminist film-makers and experimentalists, it is also an example of political art in the broadest terms.\u003cbr\u003eIn his foreword to this new edition, Rhodes reflects upon the film's continuing importance for and influence upon feminist and avant-garde filmmaking.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46619437727902,"sku":"UBD-9781838719722","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781838719722.jpg?v=1773899742","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781838719722","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}