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A screen is divided into four, and different stories take place concomitantly, in real time. At a given moment, all blend unexpectedly. The script, a black humor comedy satirizes the Los Angeles life style and, literally, unfolds before the spectator?s eyes to tell the story of four characters involved in screening tests for casting for the film "Bitch of Louisiana". Filmed in real time, or be it, as a continuous take, without editing, that lasts for 93 pre-determined minutes. Four cameras dance their way through half a dozen scenarios and run through the streets with amazing continuity following the characters in and out of meetings, commitments, and confrontations. On screen, the images from the four cameras are shown simultaneously either in horizontal strips, with four images projected from left to right or stacked two and two. All of these resources allow the spectators to edit the film on the retina", as their attention shifts from one image to another and they try to follow the plot. The solution found by Mike Figgis may be seen as a deconstruction in digital format, of the traditional film projection and editing techniques where 24 frames are projected each second.

43ª MOSTRA INTERNACIONAL DE CINEMA

43ª MOSTRA INTERNACIONAL DE CINEMA