Movielogr
Star Garden (1974)
Directed by Stan Brakhage
Twitter Facebook Google+Ephemeral | Experimental | Short
Overview
The “star”, as it is singular, is the sun; and it is metaphored, at the beginning of this film, by the projector anyone uses to show forth. Then the imaginary sun begins its course throughout whatever darkened room this film is seen within. At “high noon” (of the narrative) it can be imagined as if in back of the screen, and then to shift its imagined light-source gradually back thru aftertones and imaginings of the “stars” of the film till it achieves a one-to-one relationship with the moon again. This “sun” of the mind’s eye of every viewer does not necessarily correspond with the off-screen “pictured sun” of the film; but anyone who plays this game of illumination will surely see the film in its most completely conscious light.
Length 22 minutes
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/02/2025 | TV | DVD | Library | 5 stars |
| (Average) 5 stars |
Viewing Notes
As noted in the description on the DVD, one of those days captured on film that means the most to Brakhage, but not anyone else other than his family. This is a home movie filmed at what I presume was his cabin in Colorado. It’s nice to see but isn’t really pushing the format forward. The description here is a real stretch and I’m sure Stan would get a kick out of it if he were to read it today.
This is included in the By Brakhage Criterion release.
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