LULLABY
EUTERPE
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9m 50s
A Lithuanian-born artist, Boris Deutsch worked as an industry set designer for three years before making LULLABY, his single foray into filmmaking. Like his paintings, it treats a Jewish theme expressionistically, remarkably anticipating the themes and methods of Maya Deren's seminal MESHES OF THE AFTERNOON (1943), also made in Hollywood. — David James
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