The Very Eye of Night

The Very Eye of Night is 1958 American experimental silent black and white short written, cinematography and directed by Maya Deren and her last completed film.[2][3] The film was made in collaboration with Metropolitan Opera Ballet School.[4] The film editing by Deren into a 16 mm format[5] and music by Teiji Ito.[1][6] The entire film is projected as photographed in the negative.[7]

The Very Eye of Night
Stills from The Very Eye of Night
Directed byMaya Deren
Written byMaya Deren
Starring
  • Don Freisinger as Gemini
  • Richard Sandifer as Gemini
  • Patricia Ferrier as Ariel
  • Bud Bready as Oberon
  • Genaro Gomez as Umbriel
  • Barbara Levin as Titania
  • Richard Englund as Uranus
  • Rosemary Williams as Urania
  • Phillip Salem as Noctambulo
Music byTeiji Ito
CinematographyMaya Deren
Edited byMaya Deren
Distributed byMystic Fire Video (1990 in DVD)
Release date
  • 3 May 1958 (1958-05-03) (Haiti)
Running time
15 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent

Cast
  • Don Freisinger as Gemini
  • Richard Sandifer as Gemini
  • Patricia Ferrier as Ariel
  • Bud Bready as Oberon
  • Genaro Gomez as Umbriel
  • Barbara Levin as Titania
  • Richard Englund as Uranus
  • Rosemary Williams as Urania
  • Phillip Salem as Noctambulo

Release

The film was made between 1952 and 1955 in collaboration with choreographer Antony Tudor, though it was not released until 1959 when the musical score by Teiji Ito was added. The film was initially premiered on 3 May 1958[8] in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.[3]

In 1990 a home DVD was released under Mystic Fire Video in United States.

References
  1. "Maya Deren The Very Eye of Night". film-makerscoop.com. The Film-Makers' Cooperative. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  2. "Maya Deren: seven films that guarantee her legend". bfi.org. BFI. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  3. "In the Mirror of Maya Deren" (PDF). Zeitgeist Films. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 6, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
  4. "The Very Eye of Night". cinematheque.qc.ca. Cinematheque. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  5. Haslem, Wendy (12 December 2002). "Great Directors: Maya Deren". Senses of Cinema (23). Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  6. "THE VERY EYE OF NIGHT". lightcone.org. Light Cone. Archived from the original on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  7. "Release Info". imdb.com. IMDb. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
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