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. The film was made in collaboration with Metropolitan Opera Ballet School. The film editing by Deren into a 16 mm format and music by Teiji Ito. The entire film is projected as photographed in the negative.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 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
In 1990 a home DVD was released under Mystic Fire Video in United States.
