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Commingled Containers

Commingled Containers

1997
Short Film
5m
Commingled Containers is often interpreted in light of Brakhage's health problems at the time, and is considered to represent the director's own spiritual quest.[3] Scott MacDonald describes the film as "a talisman that expresses Brakhage's determination to continue his spiritual quest and to offer viewers something of Light, despite his fear of mortality, for as long as it was given to him to remain in the flow of life." (Wikipedia)

Directed by:

Stan Brakhage

AKA:

Comingled Containers

Country:

USA
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Commingled Containers

1997
Short Film
5m
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ocelotOcelot
Rated 26 Aug 2014
60
54th
Put this on when your friend his sleeping and he'll piss all over his sheets.
Rated 26 Aug 2014
cinematicespCinematicESP
Rated 16 Mar 2007
88
80th
Water and bubbles captured beautifully. Hypnotizing.
Rated 16 Mar 2007
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 19 May 2020
5
91st
Rain and lightning, the sky and the clouds and the heavens above, the rushing waters beneath, and all the other attendant majesties under creation.
Rated 19 May 2020
djrossdjross
Rated 11 Sep 2015
55
53rd
This one is actually very pretty and kind of mysterious.
Rated 11 Sep 2015
staryarabbistaryarabbi
Rated 06 Sep 2015
85
88th
Somehow it both gives me a feeling of awe for nature, a great aesthetic pleasure and at the same time a huge feeling of contamination maybe because of the bleakness of the images, great movie.
Rated 06 Sep 2015
parcalihamparcaliham
Rated 10 Feb 2015
95
95th
07 Subat 2015, Fol [folsinema.com] & O kadar guclu bir imajlar silsilesi, o kadar titiz bir ritim duygusu barindiriyor ki sizinle birlikte, icte buyuyerek yasamaya devam ediyor. [16mm'den izledim.]"
Rated 10 Feb 2015
lisa_iilisa-
Rated 17 Nov 2014
5
70th
my opinion of this has improved significantly since i first watched it. quite beautiful on criterion.
Rated 17 Nov 2014
neonmanNeonman
Rated 16 Jan 2014
77
56th
Deeply brooding, verging on apocalyptic. Makes good use of various simple effects, I would've really liked it if it relied on them a little less.
Rated 16 Jan 2014
shewasSheWas
Rated 13 Nov 2013
50
42nd
Turner is coming to mind.
Rated 13 Nov 2013
suture_selfSuture Self
Rated 20 Oct 2013
8
80th
Hmm, maybe he's not a hack? I have such a wide range of emotions when I watch Brakhage's shorts. Some of them I absolutely hate and others I find aesthetically pleasant. Few have much of an affect on me regardless. It's confusing. My gut feeling tells me I like this one a lot, though, which is a rarity for a Brakhage short that's under 6 minutes. It's sensual and fluid.
Rated 20 Oct 2013
nepetaNepeta
Rated 19 Jan 2013
85
80th
Capturing the refracted light in water and in containers, this is an astonishingly beautiful film. It was meant as a last tribute from Brakhage to the natural world which leaves him in awe in case he didn't live through bladder cancer surgery the next day.
Rated 19 Jan 2013
metalhorsemetalhorse
Rated 15 Mar 2012
84
48th
A love letter of sorts to nature, life, and the eponymous "containers" that make up these things. It was intended as a possible final film from Brakhage if he died during a medical procedure he was going to be undergoing the day after he completed it, and it would not have been a bad film to end his career on, as it is definitely a great one.
Rated 15 Mar 2012
coheedCoheed
Rated 23 Dec 2010
80
78th
Another beautiful and mesmerising short from Stan Brakhage with the motif of water. Said to have been a last tribute to nature from Brakhage when he had to undergo cancer surgery, although he would live until 2003, it would have been perfect final work.
Rated 23 Dec 2010
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 12 Jun 2010
69
23rd
The water motif was kind of interesting.
Rated 12 Jun 2010
stainStain
Rated 03 Dec 2009
80
68th
On the "By Brakhage: An Anthology" DVD there's an interview in which Brakhage admits that this film grew out of him wanting to test a new camera before the warranty ran out. As such, this is even more random than usual for Brakhage, but I still enjoyed seeing it
Rated 03 Dec 2009
nandorizzinandorizzi
Rated 05 Mar 2009
20
12th
I dont care.
Rated 05 Mar 2009
spunkieSpunkie
Rated 14 Aug 2007
65
76th
If only there was a way to learn how he made those caustics.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
martintellerMartinTeller
Rated 14 Aug 2007
95
98th
As much as I love some of Brakhage's work, I must admit that a lot of his films bleed together in my memory. But this one has always stuck with me. Such wonderful, stunning technique, a breathtaking work of beauty.
Rated 14 Aug 2007

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Stan Brakhage

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Comingled Containers

Country:

USA
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