L'Imitation du cinéma
1960
L'Imitation du cinéma
1960
We find a variety of innovations in the film L'Imitation du cinéma [The Imitation of Cinema], alongside crosses sold by weight,and small silver crosses that end up in the begging bowl of a blind man" (Mariën)
Poet and artist Marcel Mariën joined the Surrealist group in Belgium in 1937. 1 n 1960 he projected his first fiction film in 16 mm, L 'Imitation du cinéma in the Palais des Beaux-arts (Palace of Fine Arts) in Brussels. This blasphemous and absurd, initiatory film caused immediate outrage as it followed the course of a young man who turns away from his licentious literature after reading The Imitation of Christ. Thereafter, his desire to imitate drove him to want to be crucified. The film was censored, being projected clandestinely in France.
| Domain | Cinéma | Film |
|---|---|
| Techniques | Film 16 mm noir et blanc, sonore |
| Duration | 40 min |
| Acquisition | Don de Mme Sarah Whitfield, 1996 |
| Inventory no. | AM 1996-F1336 |
Detailed description
| Artist |
Marcel Mariën
(1920, Belgique - 1993, Belgique) |
|---|---|
| Main title | L'Imitation du cinéma |
| Creation date | 1960 |
| With | Avec : Tom Gutt, Ulysse Pétian, Suzanne Bourgoigne, Wout Hoeboer, Léo Dohmen, Josette Brunet, Serge Treblich, Jane Graverol, Conrad Altenloh, Géo Ramusse, Paul Bourgoigne et Madame X Prise de vues : R. V. V. Leichspar Régie sonore : Henri Vaume, Avec les voix de Guy Lesire, René Fontaine, Renée Lemarc, Dolly Lemarc, Roger Francen, Arlette Dupont, Monique Dorsel |
| Domain | Cinéma | Film |
| Techniques | Film 16 mm noir et blanc, sonore |
| Duration | 40 min |
| Notes | Le scénario du film ainsi que l'allocution de Marcel Marien faite à Anvers le 15 mai 1960 sont parus dans un numéro spécial des Lèvres nues de l'été 1960 |
| Acquisition | Don de Mme Sarah Whitfield, 1996 |
| Collection area | Cinéma |
| Inventory no. | AM 1996-F1336 |
By the same artist
Bibliography
Voir la notice sur le portail de la Bibliothèque Kandinsky