The surrealist film shows repetitive imagery involving a string fashioned in a bizarre, almost spiderweb-like pattern over the hands of several individuals, most notably an unnamed young woman and an elderly gentleman. The film also shows a shadowy darkness and people filmed at odd angles, an exposed human heart, and other occult symbols and ritualistic imagery which evokes an unsettling and dream-like aura. Considered an unfinished film.
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Maya Deren Director
United States release January 1, 1944 · Produced in United States
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United States
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English
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No dialogue
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United States · January 1, 1944
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China
July 21, 2026 · Premiere · FIRST International Film Festival
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