
A title card tells us this is a study on the theme of Mélisande. A female figure, her face hidden by a long veil, dances, twirls, and runs on the shore.
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Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you're a completist for early experimental cinema or really, really into people running around on rocks in veils. If you need a narrative or, you know, stuff to actually happen, skip it. It’s for the folks who like their art films to feel like a mood board from 1920. The whole ...


Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Emlen Etting

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"Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you're a completist for early experimental cinema or really, really into people running around on rocks in veils. If you need a narrative or, you know, stuff to actually happen, skip it. It’s for the folks who like their art films to feel like a mood board from 1920. The whole thing opens with a title card explaining this is a study on Mélisande. I’ve seen my share of weird shorts like The City of Tears, but this one is particularly committed to the bit...."

