The Criterion Collection

By Brakhage: An Anthology, Volume Two

Edition no. 517

By Brakhage: An Anthology, Volume Two - The Criterion Collection 2010 DVD ( USA) By Brakhage: An Anthology, Volume Two - The Criterion Collection 2010 Blu-ray ( USA) By Brakhage: An Anthology, Volumes One and Two - The Criterion Collection 2010 Blu-ray ( USA)
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  • Release Date: Tuesday, 25 May 2010
  • Country of Release: USA
  • MSRP: $79.95 (Box set exclusive)
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The Wonder Ring | The Dead | Two: Creeley/McClure | 23rd Psalm Branch | Scenes From Under Childhood, Section One | The Machine of Eden | Star Garden | Desert | The Process | Burial Path | Duplicity III | The Domain of the Moment | Murder Psalm | Arabic 12 | Visions in Meditation #1 | Visions in Meditation #2 (Mesa Verde) | Visions in Meditation #3 (Plato's Cave) | Visions in Meditation #4 (D. H. Lawrence) | Unconcious London Strata | Boulder Blues and Pearls and . . . | The Mammals of Victoria | From: First Hymn to the Night—Novalis | I Take These Truths | The Cat of the Worm's Green Realm | Yggdrasill: Whose Roots Are Stars in the Human Mind | ". . ." Reel Five | Persian Series 1-3 | Chinese Series
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Stan Brakhage
Directed by: Stan Brakhage
In Criterion’s first volume of the anthology By Brakhage, we brought twenty-six astonishing works by the avant-garde film pioneer Stan Brakhage to home video for the first time. Now, in this second installment, we are proud to present thirty more of Brakhage’s visionary creations, from 1950s films to his final work, from 2003, curated by his wife, Marilyn Brakhage. Highlights of this collection include the war meditation 23rd Psalm Branch; hand-painted films from Persian Series; The Wonder Ring, made for a commission by Joseph Cornell; the autobiographical Scenes from Under Childhood, Section One; and the found-footage film Murder Psalm.
  • Year: 1955-2003
  • Time: 454 total min.

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Technical Specifications

Format:
Blu-ray
Discs:
BD-50 (2 Discs)
Total: 2 Discs
Regions:
A (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33:1
1.85:1
Audio Options:
English Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Resolution:
1080p/24

Supplements

Types of Supplements Included: Interview, Short Film, Archival Footage, Audio Recording, Booklet
  • Brakhage on Brakhage, three video encounters with the filmmaker
  • For Stan, a 2009 short film by Stan Brakhage
  • Two segments from a 1990 video interview with Stan Brakhage for the Boulder Arts Commission
  • Footage from Brakhage
  • Audio recordings of two lectures by Brakhage, one from the Beckwith Lecture Series and one on Gertrude Stein
  • A booklet featuring program notes by Marilyn Brakhage, film capsules by Brakhage expert Fred Camper, and an essay on the films

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The Wonder Ring
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The Dead
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Two: Creeley/McClure
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23rd Psalm Branch
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Scenes From Under Childhood, Section One
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The Machine of Eden
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Star Garden
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Desert
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The Process
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Burial Path
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Duplicity III
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The Domain of the Moment
7.1667/10
Murder Psalm
7.1667/10
Arabic 12
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Visions in Meditation #1
7.1667/10
Visions in Meditation #2 (Mesa Verde)
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Visions in Meditation #3 (Plato's Cave)
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Visions in Meditation #4 (D. H. Lawrence)
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Unconcious London Strata
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Boulder Blues and Pearls and . . .
7.1667/10
The Mammals of Victoria
7.1667/10
From: First Hymn to the Night—Novalis
7.1667/10
I Take These Truths
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The Cat of the Worm's Green Realm
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Yggdrasill: Whose Roots Are Stars in the Human Mind
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". . ." Reel Five
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Persian Series 1-3
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Chinese Series
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Release Credits

Artwork: Sarah Habibi
Producer: Kate Elmore

Release Notes on Restoration

The Wonder Ring
0n widescreen televisions, black bars will appear on the left and right of the image to maintain the proper screen format, except with Chinese Series, which is presented in 1.85:1. Black bars at the top and bottom of the screen are normal for this wider format.

The thirty films in volume two were selected by Marilyn Brakhage, in consultation with Fred Camper, R. Bruce Elder, and P. Adams Sitney. They were transferred from Brakhage's original printing negatives, newly minted interpositives, and preservation prints. The high-definition digital transfers were made on a Spirit Datacine under the supervision of Marilyn Brakhage and Mark Toscano of the Academy Film Archive.

No filtering, noise reduction, or other restoration tools have been applied to any of the picture elements.

Most of the films have no soundtrack. The sound for three of the four that do was mastered at 24-bit from 16 mm optical and original full—coat magnetic tracks. The audio for "..." Reel Five was remastered from the same CD of James Tenney's Flocking used by Brakhage in his original transfer; it was captured and speed-corrected to match Brakhage's original track frame for frame.
The Dead
Two: Creeley/McClure
23rd Psalm Branch
Scenes From Under Childhood, Section One
The Machine of Eden
Star Garden
Desert
Visions in Meditation #1
Visions in Meditation #2 (Mesa Verde)
Visions in Meditation #3 (Plato's Cave)
Visions in Meditation #4 (D. H. Lawrence)
The Process
Burial Path
Duplicity III
The Domain of the Moment
Murder Psalm
Arabic 12
Unconcious London Strata
Boulder Blues and Pearls and . . .
The Mammals of Victoria
From: First Hymn to the Night—Novalis
I Take These Truths
The Cat of the Worm's Green Realm
Yggdrasill: Whose Roots Are Stars in the Human Mind
". . ." Reel Five
Persian Series 1-3
Chinese Series