Bells of Atlantis

Bells of Atlantis

1952 · 9 min · ★ 5.4

A perfect fusion of poetry and film, with dense layered imagery and music from electro pioneers Louise and Bebe Barron. The writer Anaïs Nin provides dialogue from her novella “House of Incest” and appears adrift in the undersea realm of Atlantis before ascending to dry land.

Directed by Ian Hugo

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