Plot — What is Dwightiana about?
Menken's 16mm, stop-motion tribute to the art of Dwight Ripley was filmed in 1959 in his apartment at 416 East Fifty-eighth Street in New York. She used his drawings as flats.The remarkably contemporary soundtrack for steel drum, guitar, flute, and voice was written for the occasion by Maya Deren's young husband, Teiji Ito, and is available in his album Music for Maya (Tzadik). Stan Brakhage called Dwightiana a pioneer example of the film portrait, abstract rather than narrative (the colored pencils represent Ripley's palette). Ripley was also a botanist, and Menken's unusual title alludes to botanical nomenclature as if Dwightiana might be the name of a species as well as a work "about" Dwight.
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| Type | Movie |
| Released | 1959 |
| Genre | Animation |
| Language | English |
| Runtime | 3 min |
Dwightiana — FAQ
Is Dwightiana worth watching? Menken's 16mm, stop-motion tribute to the art of Dwight Ripley was filmed in 1959 in his apartment at 416 East Fifty-eighth Street in New York. She used his drawings as flats.The remarkably contemporary soundtrack for st
Who directed Dwightiana? Directed by Marie Menken.
Where can I stream Dwightiana? Streaming availability for Dwightiana is listed above when a platform is confirmed. MovieLink App is an info guide and hosts no files.
When did Dwightiana release? It released in 1959.
