Ensemble for Somnambulists
Jan 01 1951
•0h 6m
•Music
Ensemble for Somnambulists was a film Maya Deren made while teaching a workshop at the Toronto Film Society. It was never completed, and is officially "unpublished," but this title has been restored and it screens occasionally along with her other films. It is sort of a preliminary sketch for The Very Eye of Night. ~ David Lewis, Rovi
Cast
See allTerry Chapman
Ensemble Dancer 1
Frank Ionson
Ensemble Dancer 2
Hanna Winer
Ensemble Dancer 3
Brian MacDonald
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