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The Dante Quartet

1987 · 6 min Animation
6.3 / 10 · TMDB

A visual representation, in four parts, of one man's internalization of "The Divine Comedy." Hell is a series of multicolored brush strokes against a white background; the speed of the changing images varies. "Hell Spit Flexion," or springing out of Hell, is on smaller film stock, taking the center of the frame. Montages of color move rapidly with a star and the edge of a lighted moon briefly visible. Purgation is back to full frame; blurs of color occasionally slow down then freeze. From time to time, an image, such as a window or a face, is distinguishable for a moment. In "existence is song," colors swirl then flash in and out of view. Behind the vivid colors are momentary glimpses of volcanic activity.

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Year 1987
Country United States of America
Genre Animation
Director Stan Brakhage
Runtime 6 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.3/10 (57 votes)

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Brakhage constructs the film as an alchemical process, where film stock, paint, and light are raw materials for transmutation. He relies on the tactility of each frame, exploring the boundary between painting and cinema, between the destruction of material and the birth of an image.

What lingers after viewing is not a narrative, but an afterimage—a vibration of color on the retina and the feeling of having witnessed the white-hot core of the creative act itself. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Stan Brakhage

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