Rent Shirley: Visions of Reality (2013)
3.4 of 5 from 61 ratings
1h 32min
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- Synopsis:
Austrian filmmaker, architect and experimental artist Gustav Deutsch reproduces 13 of American painter Edward Hopper's oil paintings on film in 'Shirley: Visions of Reality', connecting them through the fictitious story of a red-haired New York actress through the years 1931-63. Shirley's reflective and contemplative inner monologues cover her involvement in three decades of political, social and cultural upheaval that changed a country and its people forever. Pearl Harbour and WWII, the atomic bomb and the "conquest of space", McCarthyism and the Cold War, the assassination of JFK and the start of the Vietnam War, Billie Holiday and the Southern blues, Elvis Presley and rock n' roll, and finally Martin Luther King and the March on Washington. Presented as a series of nearly static tableaux's, with stunning cinematography from Jerzy Palacz, 'Shirley: Visions of Reality' is an experimental tour-de-force. - Actors:
- Stephanie Cumming, Christoph Bach, Florentín Groll, Elfriede Irrall, Tom Hanslmaier
- Directors:
- Gustav Deutsch
- Producers:
- Gabriele Kranzelbinder, Thomas Schlesinger
- Voiced By:
- Jeff Burrell
- Writers:
- Gustav Deutsch
- Studio:
- Eureka
- Genres:
- Documentary, Special Interest
- Countries:
- Austria
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 19/03/2018
- Run Time:
- 92 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Trailer
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Reviews (1) of Shirley: Visions of Reality
Lovely film, not just for Edward Hopper devotees - Shirley: Visions of Reality review by GC
The structure of this film is really fascinating, and beautifully captures the style and nuances of Edward Hopper's work, at the same time offering a wonderfully paced storyline spanning four decades. Beautiful décors, superb lighting, and music that entirely complements the visuals.
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