Words and Images in Stan Brakhage's "23rd Psalm Branch"

Words and Images in Stan Brakhage's "23rd Psalm Branch"

In a significant departure from his usual practice, Stan Brakhage gave words an essential role in "23rd Psalm Branch" by treating them as visual images. Besides contributing to the film's deeply personal meditation on war, these words-as-images show how Brakhage's visual aestheti...

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Veröffentlicht in:Cinema journal 1988-01, Vol.27 (2), p.40-49
1. Verfasser: Wees, William C.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Eyes
Handwriting
Hell
Motion picture industry
Movies
Psalms
Sensory perception
Visual perception
Words
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Zusammenfassung:In a significant departure from his usual practice, Stan Brakhage gave words an essential role in "23rd Psalm Branch" by treating them as visual images. Besides contributing to the film's deeply personal meditation on war, these words-as-images show how Brakhage's visual aesthetics can effectively incorporate verbal expression.
ISSN:0009-7101
1527-2087
DOI:10.2307/1225025