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Peyote Queen (1965)
Directed by Storm De Hirsch
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Peyote Queen opens with black-and-white perforations that pulsate to the beat of drumming and escalate to light-bathed split screens and kaleidoscopic effects. Switching to lively organ accompaniment, the film pours out a stream of simple scratchings that rollick across the screen. Fish, breasts, flowers, boats, water, lips, hearts, stars—the hieroglyphs explode with color and celebrate the female creative force. The surge slows with the return of ritual drumming, this time with chanting, and a self-reflective coda.—National Film Preservation Foundation
Length 9 minutes
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/02/2019 | TV | DVD | Library | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
Another film on the WHAT IS CINEMA dvd.
Colors, shapes to beat the beat of tribal music. Totally the kind of thing you’d see on a loop at MCA or MoMA.
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