Ensemble for Somnambulists

Ensemble for Somnambulists

Directed by Maya Deren

Produced by Toronto Film Society Workshop

19516 min6.0 / 10

An experimental silent dance film that explores movement, consciousness, and form through avant-garde visual language and dreamlike abstraction.

Ensemble for Somnambulists is an unfinished experimental silent film Maya Deren made while teaching a workshop at the Toronto Film Society.

Questions people ask

  • Is Ensemble for Somnambulists violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Ensemble for Somnambulists scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Ensemble for Somnambulists sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Ensemble for Somnambulists end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Ensemble for Somnambulists easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Love22

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