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Only Brakhage could see this sh**.


I recently watched the prelude to Dog Star Man at 1/4 speed. Did you know there's a cat in that film? You may have noticed that images of Brakhage, his wife, and his dog are in there, too, but when you watch it at 1/4 speed, you realize how many clear shots of those subjects there actually are. There are a lot of other things in there that you can only see this way. So any way you look at it, the film is frustrating. Running it at normal speed, everything is claustrophobic and goes by too fast. If you watch it at 1/4 speed, it's visually coherent but horribly long. At 1/2 speed, neither problem is solved.

Ultimately, I have to curse Brakhage for his messed-up eyes. He could probably see all the images he put together. The rest of us have something impenetrable. It blurs the line between a movie and a slide show.

Ere this night does wane, you will drink the black sperm of my vengeance!

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