Dog Star Man
6.2
1965
1 hr 18 min
Fantasy
, Drama
, Mystery
Experimental film following a cycle of seasons as well as the stretch of a single day as a man and his dog slowly ascend a mountain.
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- Cast：
- Stan Brakhage , Jane Wodening
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Excellent, Without a doubt!!
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A brilliant film that helped define a genre
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I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.
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This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.
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