Anaïs Nin

Anaïs Nin

Nascimento : 1903-02-21, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France

Morte : 1977-01-14

História

Anaïs Nin (Spanish pronunciation: [anaˈiz ˈnin]; born Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell, February 21, 1903 – January 14, 1977) was a French-Cuban author, based at first in France and later in the United States, who published her journals, which span more than 60 years, beginning when she was 11 years old and ending shortly before her death, her erotic literature, and short stories. A great deal of her work, including Delta of Venus and Little Birds, was published posthumously.

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Anaïs Nin

Filmes

Anaïs Nin, vivre sans entraves
Anaïs Nin, vivre sans entraves
Self (archive footage)
The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography
The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography
Self (archival footage)
O cinasta Errol Morris analisa a vida e a obra da sua amiga Elsa Dorfman, fotógrafa que retratou desde grandes personalidades a pessoas comuns.
Henry Miller: Prophet of Desire
Henry Miller: Prophet of Desire
Self - Writer (archive footage)
The US writer Henry Miller (1891-1980), scandalous and nonconformist creator, hated by the most recalcitrant puritans, was a vilified genius, considered a threat, accused of being a sexist, of consciously pursuing the destruction of every civic principle; but he was also someone venerated as a saint, as a sex guru; and today as one of the most important characters of the twentieth century.
Delta de Vênus
Delta de Vênus
Novel
Uma jovem escritora americana e um colega expatriado iniciam um caso sórdido em Paris, à beira da Segunda Guerra Mundial. Quando ele vai embora, ela segue em busca do prazer.
Henry & June - Delírios Eróticos
Henry & June - Delírios Eróticos
Novel
Em Paris, no início da década de 30, o escritor Henry Miller forma um triângulo amoroso com sua mulher e sua amante, que sente atração pelos dois mas, apesar de casada, não se interessa muito pelo marido.
The Room of Words
The Room of Words
Book
An unauthorized / uncredited / unofficial adaptation "based on the diaries of Anaïs Nin," this was made to compete with the same year's big budget and critically acclaimed Henry & June.
Anaïs Nin Observed
Anaïs Nin Observed
Self
In this documentary Anais Nin is shown at work, at home, and talking with and about her influences: D.H. Lawrence, Otto Rank, Henry Miller, Lawrence Durrell, Martha Graham, Noguchi, Kenneth Anger, Maya Daren, Edmund Wilson, Lou Andreas-Salome and others.
The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome
The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome
Astarte
Lord Shiva wakes. A convocation of magicians in the guise of figures from mythology; a masquerade party at which Pan is the prize. The wine of Hecate is poured: Pan's cup is poisoned by Shiva. Kali blesses the assembly as a bacchic rite ensues.
Jazz of Lights
Jazz of Lights
Self
A pulsating city symphony of light, movement, and electronic music, transforming Times Square in the 1950s into what Hugo’s wife, the writer Anaïs Nin, called "an ephemeral flow of sensations.”
Bells of Atlantis
Bells of Atlantis
Naked woman in hammock
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.
Ritual in Transfigured Time
Ritual in Transfigured Time
Haughty woman
A social event choreographed in the manner of a dance, illuminated by concepts drawn from Greek legend; one of filmmaker Maya Deren’s most intriguing works.