Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Window Water Baby Moving. 1959. Directed by Stan Brakhage.

(12/23/00)

The basic idea of this film--or a basic idea of this film--is to take what is traditionally a private, personal moment and make it a public spectacle. Or, at any rate, to put it in a public context. It is very difficult for me to put my finger on my personal reaction to this. I wasn't offended or shocked. I didn't much care. I'm possibly jaded by too much exposure to pornography when I was younger. I really never struck me as any big deal (I have seen this film a number of times). I don't see any great value in sharing this moment with the public in such a graphic context. And I end up wondering what's wrong with me.

That said, I do admire the masterful images of the water. And Jane's breasts are lovely in this film.

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