somniloquies
Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Véréna Paravel / FR, 2017 / 73 min.
Wondrous film about ‘body & mind’: sixties songwriter Dion McGregor speaks his dreams aloud from his unconscious. Anthropological filmmakers Véréna Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor (whose work can now be seen in the exhibition) combine this with experimental recordings of the human body. An immersive experience.
For seven years, Mike Barr recorded the monologues – which could run to many hours – of his housemate Dion McGregor, who talks about the most surreal experiences. About how his body was sawn open and organs removed; about sexual fantasies; about how he wanders the streets of a minuscule mini-city.
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Director
Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Véréna Paravel
Production year
2017
Country
FR
Original title
somniloquies
Length
73 min.
Language
English
Subtitles
NONE
Format
DCP
Part of
Paravel & Castaing-Taylor
Eye Filmmuseum presents Cosmic Realism, the first retrospective featuring the works of Véréna Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor. Trained as anthropologists, they merge anthropology, documentaries, and visual arts in their craft. The exhibition takes the viewer past seven immersive installations in which the development of the makers can be followed.
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