Desistfilm (1954)

  • NR
  • 01/01/1954 (US)
  • Drama
  • 7m

Overview

Four young men and a young woman sit in boredom. She smokes while one strums a lute, one looks at a magazine, and two fiddle with string. The door opens and in comes a young man, cigarette between his lips, a swagger on his face. The young woman laughs. As the four young men continue disconnected activities, the other two become a couple. When the four realize something has changed, first they stare at the couple who have kissed and now are dancing slowly. The four run from the house in a kind of frenzy and return to stare. The power of sex has unnerved them.

Stan Brakhage

Director, Writer

Cast

A. Austin's headshot

A. Austin

Robert Benson's headshot

Robert Benson

Yvonne Fair's headshot

Yvonne Fair

Lawrence Jordan's headshot

Lawrence Jordan

Walter Newcomb's headshot

Walter Newcomb

James Tenney's headshot

James Tenney

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