Dog Star Man: Part 1-4

“In the tradition of Ezra Pound’s vorticism, PART 1 is a Noh drama, the exploration in minute detail of a single action and all its ramifications. The formal construction of the film, the interrelationships and significance of the images, has been woven on an extremely subtle level. Each shot appears only as an isolated piece…appreciated (as) it is understood within the context of the entire mosaic.” – P. Adams Sitney “The third movement of Brakhage’s masterwork; the extension of the bardic art into living film…images of life, regeneration… spring and early morning.” – P. Adams Sitney “The fourth and penultimate section of Brakhage’s film myth. The marriage of striving and fertility…midsummer and high noon.” – P. Adams Sitney “The fall and evening in this cycle of all history, all mankind; returning via a fall into the generative Dream of Prelude. Death, cast into the future by the question, ‘What is death like?’ is recognized as the lens through which we grasp the limitlessness of life.” – P. Adams Sitney