Witch's Cradle
Jan 01 1944
•0h 12m
•Fantasy, Horror
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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Pajorita Matta
The girl
Marcel Duchamp
The artist
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