Femme a la Cafetiere, La

Abstract:

Acclaimed theater director brings movement to Cezanne's painting, reproduced in the studio for the camera. [Suzushi Hanayagi,] a dancer from the Kabuki theater, performs the role of the woman, whose slight, almost imperceptible, facial and body movements -- together with mysteriously animated objects and strange apparitions -- bring the painting alive. A spoon stirs a cup of coffee without the benefit of human assistance. An off-camera figure manipulates objects. The woman eats green candies. A giant rat head appears in the background. Finally, the woman exits and is replaced by a young woman. Lyrical music and exaggerated sound effects form the soundtrack by Hans Peter Kuhn.

Subject:

Arts

Collection:

WGBH Open Vault