Dog Star Man: Part IV

Dog Star Man: Part IV

6.1IMDb Score
Released:1964-11-17
Genre:Drama
Duration:6 min
Director:Stan Brakhage
Actors:Stan Brakhage, Jane Wodening
Production:
Keywords:short film

Overview:

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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