Hell spit flexion
Stan Brakhage
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Hell spit flexion
Published
1983
Publisher
Canyon Cinema
Pages
180
Description
A filmed response to the poems of William Blake, this hand painted film is one of Stan Brakhage's many film poems. Brakhage described the film as having been inspired by the sound of an old man coughing heard from the other side of an aging hotel room wall. Brakhage's films appear nearly as radical today as when they were first made. He was born in 1933, and made his first film, Interim, at 19. His filmography lists over 300 titles, ranging in length from a few seconds to several hours. Like Maya Deren, Brakhage came to understand film through poetry, and some of his earliest films resemble those of Deren and her contemporaries in the early American avant-garde."Inevitably it is an avant-garde filmmaker who confronts us for the first time with a morgue and an autopsy room. This is an apalling and haunting work of great purity and truth...There are timeless images: the hands, closed forever on themselves, the deft and simple opening of a body's surface....With almost the entire film photographed in close up or medium shot and utter silence, form and content are for once perfectly blended to create a subversive work that changes our consciousness." Amos Vogel
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How many pages are in Hell spit flexion?
This edition of Hell spit flexion has approximately 180 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
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For most readers, Hell spit flexion typically takes between 3h 45m and 2h 30m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 45,000 words and common reading speeds.
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The estimated word count for Hell spit flexion is approximately 45,000 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
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Who is the author of Hell spit flexion?
Hell spit flexion was written by Stan Brakhage.
When was Hell spit flexion published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 1983. The original work may have been published on a different date.