As a teenager, Eisenstein signed his drawings with ‘Sir Gay’. Roguish essayist Rappaport sees clear signs of his sexual preferences throughout the Russian’s film oeuvre. Numerous asides illustrate how Hollywood productions likewise frequently played with nods and winks and typical motifs from gay culture.
All Short films at IFFR 2017
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Answer Print
Images on celluloid eventually deteriorate. In fact, a loss of colour is already noticeable in this poetic collage of recycled, predominantly magenta -
Conseil d’Etat
Footage from the 1950s evokes memories of both modernist euphoria and the Cold War. The soundtrack however refers to 1980s Belgian paranoia. -
What Happened to Her
Endless scenes of men staring at female corpses. From beyond the grave an off-screen voice testifies about the forensic fetishisation of her body. -
Ghost Children
A procession of cheap snapshots, most likely assembled from discarded family albums. Voices reminisce about childhood, while the camera explores the f
Film details
- Productielanden
- France, USA
- Jaar
- 2017
- Festivaleditie
- IFFR 2017
- Lengte
- 36'
- Medium/Formaat
- DCP
