Nadja (2001) by Brian L. Frye; 16mm, color, silent, 3 minutes.Brakhage called her the muse, perhaps because she appears only to those who hold a filmstrip in their own hands. But here she visits - if only momentarily - all those who care to see her.
"Let us speak plainly: The marvelous is always beautiful, anything marvelous is beautiful; indeed, nothing but the marvelous is beautiful." -- Andre Breton.
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As you may recall, this is one of my favorite films in the whole world and since I own a print (thanks!) I show it every semester on the first day of class. It's magic, just like the cinema. I just linked to it from my class blog too :-)
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Thanks Jeannie! That's the reason I try to give away or sell as many prints as possible. I'm very fond of this movie as well. I was kind of surprised it works at all on video, but there you have it!
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