Still from Ritual in Transfigured Time — Ritual in Transfigured Time (1946) — Maya Deren

Maya Deren

Ritual in Transfigured Time

Name: Ritual in Transfigured Time
Genre: Fantasy
Released: 1946
Duration: 15 min

United States / English / 1946 / 15m

Not streamingNot currently on the Criterion Channel.

Fantasy

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Synopsis

The most influential of the series of dance films made by pioneering avant-garde filmmaker Maya Deren, RITUAL IN TRANSFIGURED TIME combines intricate choreography with time-distorting cinematic effects to create a deeply personal exploration of identity, duality, social ritual, and transcendence through movement.

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Credits

Crew

DirectorMaya Deren

Cast

Rita Christiani

Maya Deren

Anaïs Ninas Haughty Woman

Frank Westbrookas Dancer

Gore Vidal