Bells of Atlantis / by Ian Hugo ; produced and photographed by Ian Hugo from Anaïs Nin's "House of incest" ; abstract color effects by Len Lye & Ian Hugo.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Hugo, Ian, 1898-1985, director, producer.

Nin, Anaïs, 1903-1977, speaker.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nin, Anaïs, 1903-1977--Film adaptations.

Nin, Anaïs.

Nin, Anaïs, 1903-1977.

Genre:

Experimental films.

Short films.

Film adaptations.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (10 minutes)

Contained In:

Contained in (manifestation): Masterworks of American avant-garde experimental film, 1920-1970

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles, CA : Flicker Alley, 2015.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

"I remember my first birth in water," reads Anaïs Nin in her husband Ian Hugo's aquatic fantasy formed of "hieroglyphs of a language in which our unconscious is trying to convey important, urgent messages." The mix of charged language and stunning abstract imagery and music moves the viewer towards -- to paraphrase Marianne Moore -- "the lost continent within our selves." 16mm 1.37:1 color sound: acted & recited by Anaïs Nin from Nin's House of Incest; production, photography Ian Hugo; abstract color effects Len Lye, Ian Hugo; electronic music by Louis and Bebe Barron.

Participant:

Acted and recited by Anaïs Nin.

Credits:

Music, Louis and Bebe Barron.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed January 02, 2018).

Contains:

Motion picture adaptation of: Nin, Anaïs, 1903-1977. House of incest.

OCLC:

1022761753

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.