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Bells of Atlantis

Title
Bells of Atlantis [motion picture] / Ian Hugo.
Publication
New York : Museum of Modern Art, 1952.

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Additional Authors
  • Hugo, Ian, 1898-1985.
  • Nin, Anaïs, 1903-1977.
Description
1 film reel (9 min.) : sd. col.; 16 mm.
Subject
Note
  • Based in part on Anais Nin's The House of Incest.
Credits (note)
  • Director, Ian Hugo, assisted by Len Lye; narrator, Anais Nin; music, Louis and Bebe Barron.
Title
Bells of Atlantis [motion picture] / Ian Hugo.
Imprint
New York : Museum of Modern Art, 1952.
Credits
Director, Ian Hugo, assisted by Len Lye; narrator, Anais Nin; music, Louis and Bebe Barron.
Summary
Evokes the atmosphere of another life, time and another world which the author identifies with Atlantis. The accompanying images of this "cinematic poem" suggest the mythical drowned kingdom and the aqueous beauty of the lost continent.
Added Author
Hugo, Ian, 1898-1985.
Nin, Anaïs, 1903-1977. House of incest.
Branch Call Number
M16 A-607 B
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