Official Description: In Criterion’s first volume of the anthology By Brakhage, we brought twenty-six astonishing works by the avant-garde film pioneer Stan Brakhage to home video for the first time. Now, in this second installment, we are proud to present thirty more of Brakhage’s visionary creations, from 1950s films to his final work, from 2003, curated by his wife, Marilyn Brakhage. Highlights of this collection include the war meditation 23rd Psalm Branch; hand-painted films from Persian Series; The Wonder Ring, made for a commission by Joseph Cornell; the autobiographical Scenes from Under Childhood, Section One; and the found-footage film Murder Psalm.

Distributor: Criterion

Availability: Amazon
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Contents:

Disc One:

Program 1: 1955–67

1. The Wonder Ring
   1955 • 5 minutes, 34 seconds • 16 mm • Silent
2. The Dead
   1960 • 10 minutes, 21 seconds • 16 mm • Silent
3. Two: Creeley/McClure
   1965 • 3 minutes, 11 seconds • 16 mm • Silent
4. 23rd Psalm Branch
   1967 • 66 minutes, 47 seconds • 8 mm • Silent

Program 2: 1967–76

1. Scenes From Under Childhood, Section One
   1967 • 23 minutes, 46 seconds • 16 mm • Silent/Monaural
2. The Machine of Eden
   1970 • 10 minutes, 45 seconds • 16 mm • Silent
3. Star Garden
   1974 • 20 minutes, 58 seconds • 16 mm • Silent
4. Desert
   1976 • 10 minutes, 7 seconds • Super 8 mm • Silent

Disc Two:

Program 3: 1972–82

1. The Process
   1972 • 8 minutes, 1 second • 16 mm • Silent
2. Burial Path
   1978 • 8 minutes, 2 seconds • Super 8 mm • Silent
3. Duplicity III
   1980 • 22 minutes, 18 seconds • 16 mm • Silent
4. The Domain of the Moment
   1977 • 14 minutes, 33 seconds • 16 mm • Silent
5. Murder Psalm
   1980 • 16 minutes, 24 seconds • 16 mm • Silent
6. Arabic 12
   1982 • 17 minutes, 1 second • Super 8 mm • Silent

Program 4: 1989–90

1. Visions in Meditation #1
   1989 • 16 minutes, 19 seconds • 16 mm • Silent
2. Visions in Meditation #2 (Mesa Verde)
   1989 • 16 minutes, 9 seconds •16 mm • Silent
3. Visions in Meditation #3 (Plato’s Cave)
   1990 • 16 minutes, 36 seconds • 16 mm • Monaural
4. Visions in Meditation #4 (D. H. Lawrence)
   1990 • 17 minutes, 41 seconds • 16 mm • Silent

Disc Three:

Program 5: 1982, 1992, 1994

1. Unconscious London Strata
   1982 • 22 minutes, 15 seconds • Super 8 mm • Silent
2. Boulder Blues and Pearls and . . .
   1992 • 22 minutes, 24 seconds • 16 mm • Monaural
3. The Mammals of Victoria
   1994 • 34 minutes, 9 seconds • 16 mm • Silent
4. From: First Hymn to the Night — Novalis
   1994 • 2 minutes, 52 seconds • 16 mm • Silent

Program 6: 1995–2003

1. I Take These Truths
   1995 • 17 minutes, 44 seconds • 16 mm • Silent
2. The Cat of the Worm’s Green Realm
   1997 • 14 minutes, 10 seconds • 16 mm • Silent
3. Yggdrasill: Whose Roots Are Stars in the Human Mind
   1997 • 16 minutes, 58 seconds • 16 mm • Silent
4. “. . .” Reel Five
   1998 • 14 minutes, 6 seconds • 16 mm • Stereo
5. Persian Series 1 — 3
   1999 • Total run time: 5 minutes, 54 seconds • 16 mm • Silent
6. Chinese Series
   2003 • 2 minutes, 18 seconds • 35 mm • Silent

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