The Very Eye of Night

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Release Year: 1958

Director: Maya Daren

Review:  I liked Maya Deren's short 'At Land' quite a bit, so I was excited to see this one later in her career.  Unfortunately, 'The Very Eye of Night' is in a completely different vein of filmmaking.  There is no plot to speak of.  Its a group of interpretative dancers performing in a celestial landscape.  I've never been able to get anything out of this kind of dance, so the film was never going to work for me.  The space effect was interesting, but this certainly left me wanting the earlier days of Daren.  
Rating: 1.5/5