Compare and contrast two of the most prominent trends in avant-garde filmmaking from the 1940s to the 1960s: the experimental narrative and the lyrical film. How did both trends make use of abstract imagery and structure, and for what purposes? Support your example by drawing on the works of the filmmakers cited in the text, including Maya Deren and Stan Brakhage.

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“The góralski dance and music for the dance are highly __________ , . . . [which is always] _____________.”

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What technical development made it possible for Minimalist painters to call attention to the painted surface?

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