Response to the film: Meshes of the Afternoon

Mirrors, reflections and the repetition of actions and the self are some of the main tropes throughout Maya Deren's film. A dislocation of the self, takes us out of the normal stereotypical and linear narrative, and i find that to be interesting and continuously engaging. Disorientation such as this, as well as through the cinematography (i.e., the tilting of the camera in order to disorient and alter the perspective of rooms, hallways and door frames) works to distance the viewer from standard time and space, and from standard "point A to point B" filmmaking. "The Gaze" is also prominent in this, and is also disrupted, or at times even enhanced by mirrors, and the reflections shown through these mirrors, in one piece, or many.