The Stars Are Beautiful

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• Genre(s): Documentary
• Language(s): English
• Director(s): Stan Brakhage
• Cast(s): Bearthm Brakhage, Jane Brakhage, Stan Brakhage, Myrrena Brakhage

• Duration: 19min
• Similar To: Untold: The Shooting at Hawthorne Hill, Untold: Chess Mates
• Story:
  We move back and forth between scenes of a family at home and thoughts about the stars and creation. Children hold chickens while an adult clips their wings; we see a forest; a narrator talks about stars and light and eternity. A dog joins the hens and the family, while the narrator explains the heavens. We see a bee up close. The narrator suggests metaphors for heavenly bodies. Scenes fade into a black screen or dim purple; close-ups of family life may be blurry. The words about the heavens, such as "The stars are a flock of hummingbirds," contrast with images and sounds of real children.
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