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Meditation on Violence
Meditation on Violence
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MEDITATION ON VIOLENCE

Directed by Maya Deren
United States, 1949
Short, Avant-Garde

Synopsis

One of the earliest non-commercial films on the subject of martial arts, Chinese master Chao-Li Chi performs Tai Chi for Maya Deren’s camera to a spare soundtrack combining Chinese flute and Haitian drum music.

Synopsis

One of the earliest non-commercial films on the subject of martial arts, Chinese master Chao-Li Chi performs Tai Chi for Maya Deren’s camera to a spare soundtrack combining Chinese flute and Haitian drum music.