{"product_id":"meshes-of-the-afternoon-john-david-rhodes-9781838719722","title":"Meshes of the Afternoon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeshes of the Afternoon \u003c\/i\u003e(1943), filmed by Maya Deren and her then husband Alexader Hammid in their bungalow above Sunset Boulevard for a mere $274.90, is the most important film in the history of American avant-garde cinema. The artistic collaboration between Deren and Hammid finds its distorted reflection in the vision of the film's tormented female protagonist. Its focus - through a series of intricate and interlocking dream sequences - on female experience and the domestic sphere links \u003ci\u003eMeshes \u003c\/i\u003eto the Hollywood melodramas of the period, while its unsettling atmosphere of dread, death and doubles makes it a counter-cinematic cousin to film noir. The film has influenced not only the subsequent history of experimental film, but also on the work of Hollywood auteurs. It is a touchstone of women's film-making, of modern cinema and of modern art. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn David Rhodes traces the film's history back into the lives of Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid, but in particular that of Deren. He reads the film as a culmination of Deren's abiding interest in modernism and her intense engagement in socialist politics. Rhodes argues that while the film remains a powerful point of reference for feminist film-makers and experimentalists, it is also an example of political art in the broadest terms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his foreword to this new edition, Rhodes reflects upon the film's continuing importance for and influence upon feminist and avant-garde filmmaking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John David Rhodes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1838719725\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781838719722\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e British Film Institute\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.40w x 0.30d","brand":"John David Rhodes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43978363339007,"sku":"9781838719722","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9b7960ca-df67-4ad2-bc38-9ac2484d0151.jpg?v=1683241128","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/meshes-of-the-afternoon-john-david-rhodes-9781838719722","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}