Ouvroir the Movie by Chris Marker

by blindlibrarian

9 comments

1 Marie { 04.21.10 at 8:51 am }

Vous êtes là depuis toujours, et je m’en lasse pas …

2 Eupalinos { 04.26.10 at 9:37 pm }

http://www.flickr.com/photos/eupalinos/4529129567/

3 Eupalinos { 04.27.10 at 1:33 am }

I love Bach’s Goldberg Variations meeting Chris Marker’s X-plugs while the camera is rotating… and GEE’s evasive gesture at 30:08
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eupalinos/4556627751/

4 blindlibrarian { 04.27.10 at 1:13 pm }

The music is brilliant there. I imagine it on the big screen at that point. I wasn’t sure what piece it was, thanks for filling us in. If anyone is wondering about the Ghent reference at the end, CM writes (via an anonymous friend): “Invited to do an Ouvroir Tour in Ghent next Friday, Guillaume (having concluded that live tours are frustrating for the performer and for the audience) decided to make it a 30 min movie – and as usual, I followed.”

5 Jay Marvin { 04.28.10 at 8:27 am }

This short is great. I wrote Chris once and he sent me a picture of William Of Egypt!

6 Oakoak { 05.04.10 at 11:08 pm }

Un chat poète nous ouvre les portes d’un nouveau monde. Comme une promesse. Espérons qu’elle soit tenue et que d’autres petits films suivront.

7 Chris Marker « A Blog by James Thompson { 05.07.10 at 9:55 pm }

[...] from the Era of Imperfect Memory, a short film constructed in Second Life by Chris Marker titled Ouvroir the Movie by Chris Marker follows a cat as it explores a land called Ouvroir. Media screening rooms display photographs and [...]

8 matteo Giovanelli { 05.30.10 at 12:14 pm }

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0wNKIW_yO4

9 blindlibrarian { 05.30.10 at 11:51 pm }

Matteo: Thank you for the link. Beautiful SL video! Quartz in winter wonderland.

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