The Vanity Tables of Douglas Sirk
In this video essay, Rappaport zooms in on the dressing table and the special place it occupies in the universe of Sirk, master of the melodrama. The subtext is complex: is it a device that traps women in an artificial world with a limited point of view? Or is it a gateway to the past, and the future? See also Becoming Anita Ekberg.
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Glass House
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Salomé
Child reanimates old film versions of the mythical character Salomé by adding a stimulating klezmer soundtrack and poetic intertitles.
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Fabric
Girardet reconstructs a 1950s fashion commercial using only remnants of the original footage, resulting in an intriguing silent pantomime.
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Film details
- Country of production
- France
- Year
- 2015
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2015
- Length
- 11"
- Medium/Format
- File
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