COLOR RHAPSODIE
EUTERPE
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6m 2s
Produced by a pioneer film designer to create moods through the eye as music creates moods through the ear. Do you see anything like this when seeing sound?
"[Mary Ellen] Bute transcends her influences; her visual imaginations triumphs. I like the romantic flair of COLOR RHAPSODIE, its visual density... I think it is time to re-see and re-evaluate Bute's work in a new light." — Jonas Mekas
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