← Back to Cinema Atlas
Discover great cinema and the connections that made it possible.
Persian Series #6
UNITED STATES · 2000

Persian Series #6

Stan Brakhage
abstract color floral imagery calligraphy visual transformation geometric movement
Watch on MUBI → ▶ Trailer

Synopsis

Persian Series #6 begins with what appears to be dried red and yellow rose petals, suddenly shot-thru with blue which causes a shift to violets and greens. This mash of colors thickens and is scored by white and then black, calligraphic lines, which are "echoed" in all previous floral colors whose "dance" seems to turn clock-wise and "explode" into fiery reds.

More from Stan Brakhage

United States · European Art Cinema
Stan’s Window
2003 • United States
View →
Chinese Series
2003 • United States
View →
Water for Maya
2003 • United States
View →