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Rating: 6 stars

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Criterion experimental fetus baby womb toddler short film

All movies seen on 03/01/2025

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Scenes from Under Childhood, Section One (1968)

Directed by Stan Brakhage

Experimental | Short

Overview

A visualization of the inner world of foetal beginnings, the infant, the baby, the child - a shattering of the “myths of childhood” through revelation of the extremes of violent terror and overwhelming joy of that world darkened to most adults by their sentimental remembering of it ... a “tone poem” for the eye - very inspired by the music of Oliver Messiaen.

Length 24 minutes

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

I suppose I can understand why this has low ratings on TMDb but these kinds of experimental films aren’t gonna work for everyone. Watching the soundtrack version adds an eerie element to this womb to walking passage of early life.

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