Meditation on Violence
1949, English. Directed by Maya Deren.
Chao-Li Chi shadow boxes indoors and practices with a sword outdoors. Theoretically, the film describes in a single continuous movement three degrees of traditional Chinese boxing, Wu-tang, Shao-lin, and Shao-lin with a sword. A long sequence of the ballet-like, sinuous Wu-tang becomes the more erratic Shao-lin; in the middle, there is an abrupt change to leaping sword movements, in the center of which, at the apogee of the leap, there is a long held freeze-frame.
- Runtime
- 0h 12m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 24 April 1949
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Maya Deren, Chao Li Chi
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Meditation on Violence isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Meditation on Violence?
Meditation on Violence (1949) was directed by Maya Deren and stars Chao Li Chi.