The Dead (1960)
Cast
Kenneth AngerCredits
Cinematography: 
Stan Brakhage
Editing: Stan Brakhage
Plot
"The Dead became my first work in which things that might very easily be taken as symbols were so photographed as to destroy all their symbolic potential. The action of making The Dead kept me alive." Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2013.
Sinekatalog’s take
Brakhage tries to photograph objects so that they refuse to behave like symbols. This is silent, abstract and personal, a film that resists easy interpretation. Recommended only for devotees of avant-garde cinema.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 5.4 / 10 (483 votes)
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