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  • Desistfilm (1954)
  • Short | 7 min | Short, Romance
Desistfilm (1954)
Short | 7 min | Short, Romance

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...See moreFour 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. Written by See less
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Director
Stan Brakhage (as Brakhage)
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Updated Dec 31, 1954

Release date
1954 (United States)

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6 cast members
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A. Austin
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Robert Benson
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Yvonne Fair
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Larry Jordan
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Walter Newcomb
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James Tenney
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