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Released
1980 · FILM

Beat the Deva

Runtime
49 min
AnimationDocumentaryMystery

Synopsis

Using film noir, documentary, and animation, focuses on the offbeat artistic and spiritual theories of Russian composer, Alexander Scriabin. Show how a detective/filmmaker, attempting to cash in on the special effects of inner space, becomes obsessed with the idea that he has been chosen to compose Scriabin's ""mystery"" festival.

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Principal cast & crew: 5

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Craft leads on file

Edited by John KatchmerShot by Gary BermanScored by Aleksandr Skryabin

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