The Very Eye of Night explained

The Very Eye of Night
Director:	Maya Deren
Starring:	Don Freisinger Richard Sandifer Patricia Ferrier Bud Bready Genaro Gomez Barbara Levin Richard Englund Rosemary Williams Phillip Salem
Music:	Teiji Ito^[1] ^[2]
Cinematography:	Maya Deren
Editing:	Maya Deren
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Runtime:	15 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent

The Very Eye of Night is 1955 American experimental silent short film written and directed by Maya Deren, and her last completed film.^[3] Made in collaboration with Metropolitan Opera Ballet School,^[4] the film was shot in black-and-white in the 16 mm format,^[5] and is projected as photographed in the negative.^[6]

The Very of Eye of Night premiered in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in 1955.^[7] It later screened in New York in 1959, with an added musical score by Teiji Ito.

Cast

• Don Freisinger as Gemini
• Richard Sandifer as Gemini
• Patricia Ferrier as Ariel
• Bud Bready as Oberon
• Genaro Gomez as Umbriel
• Barbara Levin as Titania
• Richard Englund as Uranus
• Rosemary Williams as Urania
• Phillip Salem as Noctambulo

Release

The Very Eye of Night was made between 1952 and 1955 in collaboration with choreographer Antony Tudor. The film first premiered in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in 1955. It later screened in New York in 1959, by which time music by Teiji Ito was added.

In 1990, the film was released on DVD in the United States by Mystic Fire Video.

External links

• • • Stills From The Very Eye of Night by Deren, Maya director from Anthology Film Archives

Notes and References

1. Web site: Myers . Holly . Art Review: The Very Eye of the Night at Jancar Gallery . . 18 July 2019 . 3 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190718183315/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-xpm-2012-jul-03-la-et-cm-art-review-the-very-eye-of-the-night-at-jancar-gallery-20120703-story.html . 18 July 2019 . live .
2. Great Directors: Maya Deren . Wendy . Haslem . Senses of Cinema . 23 . 12 December 2002 . 19 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121006131106/http://sensesofcinema.com/2002/great-directors/deren-2/ . 6 October 2012 . live .
3. Web site: Maya Deren The Very Eye of Night . film-makerscoop.com . The Film-Makers' Cooperative . 18 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190714102313/https://film-makerscoop.com/catalogue/maya-deren-the-very-eye-of-night . 14 July 2019 . live .
4. Web site: In the Mirror of Maya Deren . Zeitgeist Films . 19 June 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130606075957/http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com/films/inthemirrorofmayaderen/presskit.pdf . June 6, 2013 . mdy-all.
5. Web site: The Very Eye of Night . cinematheque.qc.ca . Cinematheque . 18 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210304062704/https://www.cinematheque.qc.ca/fr/programmation/projections/film/very-eye-night-0?pid=23860 . 4 March 2021 . dead.
6. Web site: The Very Eye of Night . lightcone.org . Light Cone . 18 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190718183255/https://lightcone.org/en/film-1588-the-very-eye-of-night . 18 July 2019 . live .
7. Web site: Maya Deren: seven films that guarantee her legend . bfi.org . BFI . 19 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190719052615/https://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/features/maya-deren-meshes-of-the-afternoon . 19 July 2019 . live .