Meshes of the Afternoon

Los Angeles. Midday. A key. A woman dreams herself haunted through her own house, stalked by a mirrored, cloaked figure. Flowers, knives, and phones become harbingers of doom. Deren's avant-garde landmark still provokes uncanny dread.

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Maya Deren directed Meshes of the Afternoon in 1943. See Maya Deren's full filmography, where to start with Maya Deren, or where to go after you've seen everything by Maya Deren.

Meshes of the Afternoon was released in 1943 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 14 minutes.