Witch's Cradle backdrop

Witch's Cradle 1944 Directed by Maya Deren

The surrealist film shows repetitive imagery involving a string fashioned in a bizarre, almost spiderweb-like pattern over the hands of several individuals, most notably an unnamed young woman and an elderly gentleman. The film also shows a shadowy darkness and people filmed at odd angles, an exposed human heart, and other occult symbols and ritualistic imagery which evokes an unsettling and dream-like aura. Considered an unfinished film.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language No Language
Gneres Fantasy , Horror
Release Date 1 January 1944
12 mins
Cast
Pajorita Matta The girl
Marcel Duchamp The artist
Crew
Director