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Dog Star Man: Part I

Dog Star Man: Part I

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 18, 1963

Runtime

0h 30m

User Score

62%

Original Title

Dog Star Man: Part I

Director

Stan Brakhage

Description

From a murky landscape, a wooded mountain emerges. We watch the sun. We see a bearded man climbing up the mountain through the snow. He carries an ax, and he's accompanied by a dog. His labors continue. There is no soundtrack. Images rush past - water, trees, and surfaces too close up to distinguish. He struggles. A fire burns. Nature, in long shots and magnified, is formidable and silent. It's tough going; he carries on. In a capillary, blood flows.