Mirari

Summary Arthur Le Gall is 20 years old. He lives in his imaginary world and he tells himself stories. It is an artist. He likes to take pictures of what he sees. He organizes his scenes and works on the contrasts of shadow and light. He photographs forms, cutlery, crockery and certain kitchen objects. He doesn't see things the same way other people do. He discovers an old clock and gives his own definition of time. And in his fantastic and dreamlike world, objects come to life and take on a completely different meaning. For one day, he rediscovers the apartment of his grandfather who has just died even though he thinks he can see him. He also has his own vision of death. Then his parents arrive to reason with him. They want to see him grow and announce to him that they are going to put everything up for sale. With a lot of poetry, Arthur gives them a lesson in life and goes against their project. For him, life is a miracle that you have to learn to respect. According to him, everything we see is only a mirage on the road of passing time. View more details

Mirari

Directed : Jérémie Brunel

Written : Unknown

Stars : Emmanuel Ménard Vincent Bowen Corinne Valancogne Philippe Moriceau

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Genres : Drama News

Release date : Jan 31, 1957

Countries of origin : France

Official sites : Mirari Société de production

Language : French

Filming locations : France

Production companies : Société Française du Cinéma

Summary Arthur Le Gall is 20 years old. He lives in his imaginary world and he tells himself stories. It is an artist. He likes to take pictures of what he sees. He organizes his scenes and works on the contrasts of shadow and light. He photographs forms, cutlery, crockery and certain kitchen objects. He doesn't see things the same way other people do. He discovers an old clock and gives his own definition of time. And in his fantastic and dreamlike world, objects come to life and take on a completely different meaning. For one day, he rediscovers the apartment of his grandfather who has just died even though he thinks he can see him. He also has his own vision of death. Then his parents arrive to reason with him. They want to see him grow and announce to him that they are going to put everything up for sale. With a lot of poetry, Arthur gives them a lesson in life and goes against their project. For him, life is a miracle that you have to learn to respect. According to him, everything we see is only a mirage on the road of passing time. View more details

Details

Genres : Drama News

Release date : Jan 31, 1957

Countries of origin : France

Official sites : Mirari Société de production

Language : French

Filming locations : France

Production companies : Société Française du Cinéma

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The Dream of Shahrazad

The Dream of Shahrazad

THE DREAM OF SHAHRAZAD is a feature-length documentary film that brings together the famous story collection THE 1001 (or "ARABIAN") NIGHTS with recent political events in Egypt, Turkey and Lebanon... Description The "Arab Spring" of early 2011 was a momentous global event, raising great hopes for anyone interested in the forward march of humanity. No one, however, is yet sure about the meaning or consequences of these events... THE DREAM OF SHAHRAZAD is a feature-length documentary film which locates the Egyptian revolution - and also recent political changes in Turkey and Lebanon - within a broader historical and cultural framework: that of storytelling and music. More particularly, it looks at the legacy of the famous collection of stories known as THE 1001 (or "ARABIAN") NIGHTS. Weaving together a web of music, politics and storytelling, the film follows a series of unforgettable characters, all of whom draw their inspiration from the NIGHTS and whom, like Shahrazad - the storytelling princess in the NIGHTS who saves lives by telling stories - puts creativity to new political use... A young female Turkish violinist travels to Istanbul, where a charismatic conductor uses Rimsky-Korsakov's SCHEHERAZADE suite as a tool for political education, leading up to a final performance at Istanbul's Topkapi Palace. A young Lebanese woman makes peace with her past by learning the art of storytelling in Egypt. An older visual artist who is obsessed with THE NIGHTS finds his "dream of Shahrazad" manifesting through the appearance of a beautiful young storyteller. Members of a Cairo theatre troupe meet with the mothers of martyrs of the January 25 Revolution and turn their testimonies into new storytelling performances... This richly kaleidoscopic film is at once observational documentary, concert film, political essay and visual translation of an ever-popular symphonic and literary classic. It is a documentary homage to THE NIGHTS, to the SCHEHERAZADE suite, and to the role of a rich historical and creative legacy within huge current political change.

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