The Invisible Frame
Cynthia Beatt / DEUZE, 2009 / 60 min.
In 1988, a young Tilda Swinton cycled along the Berlin Wall at the request of British filmmaker Cynthia Beatt who lived in the city. In 2009, the now famous actress re-traced her steps, now through a hip Berlin whilst providing poetic and political commentary.
Over the summer of 1988, a year before it came down, Beatt asked a then little known Tilda Swinton to cycle along a number of spots she had selected along the Berlin Wall as 'The Cyclist’. Swinton climbed a number of the viewing platforms, looked out over the heavily guarded emptiness between the two cities and picked flowers while the voiceover reflected on the deadly no-man’s land between East and West Berlin.
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Details
Director
Cynthia Beatt
Production year
2009
Country
DEUZE
Original title
The Invisible Frame
Length
60 min.
Language
English
Subtitles
NONE
Part of
Tilda Swinton
This autumn, Eye presents Tilda Swinton – Ongoing, an exclusive exhibition dedicated to the celebrated Scottish performer, artist, and fashion icon. This unique and personal exhibition centres on Swinton’s creative collaborations.
Why in Eye
In 1988, Cynthia Beatt and I made our film, Cycling the Frame, of me cycling round the perimeter of the Berlin Wall. Twenty years later, we revisit the route. A poem to Berlin, to memory and to the evolution of history.
Tilda Swinton
Actor and Performer
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