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Originally Posted by racehorse
i love maya deren who is pictured above in a mirror and she holds one up to ourselves and explores what makes us behave in the ways we behave but in a different way to cocteau in that it isn't what is hidden deep inside the mirror or the mind that effects us but the society outside the mind which shapes it ritualistically - it's not about hidden monsters but rhythms and rituals and numbers and patterns - she was an amazing woman, poss. my favourite of all time.
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Meshes of the Afternoon is a beautiful film (the still above is taken from it). Viewed today, it can seem slightly pretentious and a bit cliched, but it is glorious to watch, and has been much copied/parodied.
A huge influence on David Lynch, Martin Scorsese (see his early short films) and many others.