A face remains in the picture for a total of six minutes. Only the colors and the mood of the lighting change. Like a photograph in a developing bath, it slowly reappears again and again, the shading changes and the eye color is altered in a barely noticeable way. The border between perception and imagination becomes indistinct. What did the viewer really see and what was projected onto the apparently expressionless face?
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Film details
- Productielanden
- Austria, Germany
- Jaar
- 2004
- Festivaleditie
- IFFR 2005
- Lengte
- 6'
- Medium/Formaat
- Betacam SP PAL
