Casta diva
Eric de Kuyper / NL, 1982 / 105 min.
Eric De Kuyper makes bodies talk. He filmed the careful, sometimes obsessive male preoccupation with ordinary activities. The soundtrack includes arias sucs as Bellini’s Casta diva: a plea to the 'chaste goddess'. Digitally restored by Eye.
Filmmaker and film lecturer Eric De Kuyper is a former associate director of the Filmmuseum. His views on cinema and his passion for cinematic experience and film history have been a major influence on Eye”s policies on collecting and presentation.
restorations
Eye restored De Kuyper”s films and presents them in the light of De Kuyper”s views on cinema. With introductions, live music and screenings of classic films from Eye”s collections and those of the Royal Belgian Film Archive in Brussels. The shows are introduced and attended by De Kuyper and cast and crew members of his films.
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Details
Director
Eric de Kuyper
Production year
1982
Country
NL
Original title
Casta diva
Length
105 min.
Language
English
Subtitles
NONE
Format
DCP
Part of
Filmic Passions
He once jokingly referred to himself as a ‘mess of talents’ and a man who had never managed to embark on a ‘real career’. It’s surely his way of ironizing his extraordinary versatility as an erudite film lecturer, writer, filmmaker and programmer.
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