Tortured Dust Part 4
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Rating
25 min
Runtime
1984
Release Year
Stan Brakhage
Director
Cast
Quick Synopsis
During a period of illness and difficulty while editing his film, Brakhage was reading the novel "Miss MacIntosh, My Darling" by Marguerite Young. A particular passage from the book inspired him to regain the motivation needed to finish the film. The passage reflects on the struggle of existence, questioning why one should be born into a world of hardship and suffering, described metaphorically as "common clay" and "tortured dust." This film is dedicated to Marguerite Young in gratitude for the inspiration her work provided.
Detailed Synopsis of Tortured Dust Part 4
While ill and experiencing some difficulty in completing the editing of this film, Brakhage was reading the Marguerite Young novel, "Miss MacIntosh, My Darling." Coming upon the following passage in her book, he found renewed energy to continue and complete the work: "Why should she give birth, though she had worked in a pottery, to an urn, to a stone angel, to the face of a cracked sundial? Why should she be, she screamed, this common clay, this tortured dust?" From "Miss MacIntosh, My Darling" by Marguerite Young... to whom this film is gratefully dedicated.
