Avant Garde 2 Experimental Cinema 1928 1954 2dvd

Avant-Garde 2: Experimental Cinema from 1928-1954

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DISC ONE

* GEOGRAPHY OF THE BODY
US 1943 B&W 7 Min.
Willard Maas
* THE MECHANICS OF LOVE
US 1955 B&W 5 Min.
Willard Maas and Ben Moore
* VISUAL VARIATIONS ON NOGUCHI
US 1945 B&W 4 Min.
Marie Menken
* THE POTTED PSALM
US 1946 B&W 18 Min.
Sidney Peterson & James Broughton
* THE CAGE
US 1947 B&W 28 Min.
Sidney Peterson
* HOUSE OF CARDS
US 1947 B&W 16 Min.
Joseph Vogel
* CHRISTMAS, U.S.A.
US 1949 B&W 13 Min.
Gregory J. Markopoulos
* ADVENTURES OF JIMMY
US 1950 B&W 10 Min.
James Broughton
* INTERIM
US 1952 B&W 24 Min.
Stan Brakhage
* UNGLASSED WINDOWS CAST A TERRIBLE REFLECTION
US 1953 B&W 29 Min.
Stan Brakhage
* THE WAY TO SHADOW GARDEN
US 1954 B&W 11 Min.
Stan Brakhage
* THE EXTRAORDINARY CHILD
US 1954 B&W 13 Min.
Stan Brakhage

DISC TWO

* REBUS-FILM NO. 1
US 1928 B&W 15 Min.
Paul Leni
* THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER
US 1928 B&W 12 Min.
James Watson & Melville Webber
* PACIFIC 231
France 1949 B&W 10 Min.
Jean Mitry
* ARRIERE SAISON
France 1950 B&W 15 Min.
Dimitri Kirsanoff
* TRAITE DE BAVE ET D'ETENITE
(Venom and Eternity) France 1951 B&W 111 Min.
Jean Isidore Isou

Extras

* Film notes by film critic/historian Elliott Stein
* Theatrical trailer of TRAITE DE BAVE ET D'ETENITE
* Dual-layer RSDL edition for optimal image quality