Thanatopsis (short, 1962)

Director: Ed Emshwiller

Duration: 5mins

https://ubu.com/media/video/Emshwiller-Ed_Thanatopsis_1962.mp4

Introducing some innovative film techniques, Emshwiller won a Special Award at the Brussels Experimental Film Festival for this expression of internal anguish. He described the film as "The confrontation of a man and his torment. Juxtaposed against his external composure are images of a woman and lights in distortion, with tension heightened by the sounds of power saws and a heartbeat."

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