Here is a place, an optical location brought into being through conjuring, to accommodate a clandestine rendezvous between Sir Laurence Olivier and Georges Méliès. Méliès appears to get the upper hand, confirming that magic will always trump mere performance. Early cinema audiences, we are told, were mesmerised by the cinematic apparitions and impossible cavortings realized by the sly Méliès. Those first paying customers had, apparently, no need for plots, movie stars, or sharp ideas. Direct conjuring was more than enough. Could that work Here? (Fred Worden)
Director
Fred Worden
Premiere
International premiere
Country of production
USA
Year
2005
Festival Edition
IFFR 2006
Length
11'
Medium
DV cam NTSC
Producer
Fred Worden
Sales
Fred Worden
Cinematography
Fred Worden
Editor
Fred Worden
Director
Fred Worden
Premiere
International premiere
Country of production
USA
Year
2005
Festival Edition
IFFR 2006
Length
11'
Medium
DV cam NTSC
Producer
Fred Worden
Sales
Fred Worden
Cinematography
Fred Worden
Editor
Fred Worden