Dog Star Man: Part IV
A man is supine on a mountain side. Images rush past of nature and a stained glass saint. An infant is born. We see a lactating nipple. Images include a mountain peak, farm buildings, a tree stump, a fire, a crawling baby, and the sun. The man falls and rolls. Then, later, he swings his ax.
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📋 Film Details
| Year | 1964 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Stan Brakhage |
| Runtime | 6 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 6.0/10 (41 votes) |
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Brakhage constructs this final chapter as a purely sensory experience, relying on a polyphony of layered imagery—nature, the body, and religious symbols—to explore primordial cycles. It builds not a story, but a visceral encounter with birth, labor, and elemental force.
What lingers after the final frame is the raw sensation of being inside a myth, where the swing of an ax feels both like an end and a beginning. A revelatory work of pure cinematic texture. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Stan Brakhage
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Watch in total darkness, with sound turned up, surrendering completely to the flickering visual symphony.
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