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1 online resource (streaming video file) (116 min.) |
| Summary |
'Notes on Marie Menken' explores the almost forgotten story of the legendary artist Marie Menken (1909-1970) who became one of New York ́s outstanding underground experimental filmmakers of the 1940s through the 1960s, inspiring artists such as Stan Brakhage , Andy Warhol , Jonas Mekas , Kenneth Anger , and Gerard Malanga . She was a probable role model of Edward Albee ́s "Who ́s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" and ended up as a Warhol Superstar. The documentary allows a glimpse into her social and artistic struggle and radical integrity, drawing the picture of a modern myth in personal diary style. The film presents never-before-seen footage by Marie Menken salvaged from basements and storage vaults, including a camera "duel" for Bolexes between Menken and Andy Warhol. New York composer and musician John Zorn contributes a wonderful film score which will be featured on the forthcoming Tzadik CD " Filmworks XVII ". - Notes On Marie Menken (2006) 97 min, Extras: -4 Films By Marie Menken: Visual Variations On Noguchi , USA (1945), 4 Min, - Glimpse Of The Garden , USA (1957), 5 Min, -Arabesque For Kenneth Anger , USA (1958-61), 4 Min, - Lights , USA (1964-66), 6:30 Min |
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Menken, Marie, 1909-1970.
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Motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Experimental films.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Artfilms-Digital (Firm), distributor
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