''Glimpse of the Garden'' is a 1957 five-minute

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experimental film made by Marie Menken, showing film clips of a garden, with

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ing for the soundtrack. In 1958, the film won an award at the Exposition Universelle et Internationale at Brussels. In 2007, the film was included in the annual selection of 25 motion pictures added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and recommended for preservation.

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* *''Glimpse of the Garden'' essay by Daniel Eagan in America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry, A&C Black, 2010 , pages 540-54

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