Direction: Marie Menken
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Marie Menken. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
7.4
62 votes
Go! Go! Go! (S)
1964 · Documentary · 12 min. · United States
Direction Marie Menken
Plot “Go! Go! Go!” condenses two years of patient documentary filmmaking into a delirious and exhilarating vision of a hyperactive city.
6.9
153 votes
6.9
153 votes
Glimpse of the Garden (S)
1957 · Documentary · 5 min. · United States
Direction Marie Menken
6.7
146 votes
6.7
146 votes
6.6
191 votes
Arabesque for Kenneth Anger (S)
1961 · Documentary · 5 min. · United States
Direction Marie Menken
6.3
120 votes
6.3
120 votes
Visual Variations on Noguchi (S)
1945 · Documentary · 4 min. · United States
Direction Marie Menken
Plot A voice occasionally says a word or two: "on the sidewalk" or "lithium" or a woman's name. A hand-held camera frames parts of sculptures, or moves across their surfaces, sometimes...
6.1
53 votes
6.1
53 votes
6.0
32 votes
Andy Warhol (S)
1965 · Documentary · 22 min. · United States
Direction Marie Menken
Cast Andy Warhol
Plot Andy Warhol is a lyrical exploration of Warhol's creative process by filmmaker, painter, and actress (Chelsea Girls) Marie Menken. Using a hand-held camera, Menken captures Warhol and his assistants, including...
5.9
35 votes
5.9
35 votes
Drips in Strips (S)
1961 · Documentary · 3 min. · United States
Direction Marie Menken
Plot “Spattered paint responding to gravity, forming its own patterns and combinations of color.” – M.M.
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The Gravediggers from Guadix
1960 · Documentary · 45 min. · United States
Direction Marie Menken
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Bagatelle for Willard Maas (S)
1961 · Documentary · 6 min. · United States
Direction Marie Menken
Plot “This is a new version of the now famous film made for her husband, the poet and film-maker. Returning from the Brussels fair, she shot this at Versailles and the...
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Hurry! Hurry! (S)
1957 · Documentary · 4 min. · United States
Direction Marie Menken
Plot In this strange little film, Marie Menken photographs billow flames superimposed over microscopic medical footage of writhing spermatozoa. Her humorous juxtaposition depicts a fiery death-dance of wily males seeking each...
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Here and There with My Octoscope (S)
1962 · Documentary · 5 min. · United States
Direction Marie Menken
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