La Chambre (The Room)

1988
Country: France
Duration: 9 mins
B&W,
Sound: opt
Available Format/s: 16mm

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In a room, a woman dreams about weariness, expectation and the rising of desire.-.J.B. & R.O.
This French choreography duo have perfectly translated their stage performance of The Bedroom into a cinematic piece, which reveals a sensitive understanding of film’s aesthetic and formal qualities. In beautiful, slow-motion, black and white, it creates a haunting atmosphere of passion and violence. Multiples of women in a room are pinned to a wall, making sharp and relentless movements, almost desperate and breathless. As rain transforms the room, the bodies descend to the ground, exhausted and abandoned in mud..-.Film and Video Umbrella

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