The Real Presence

Overview

Ruiz on the film: "I began La présence réelle (The Real Presence) first. I. N. A. had commissioned me to produce a personal vision of the Festival d'Avignon. This became a fiction about the theater because if I had filmed the actual performances at Avignon I would have had to respect their staging, I would not be able to change anything. As such, I wouldn't be doing anything more than a retransmission of Antenne 2 or FR3. And since a lot would have to be paid for rights to each play, it would end up costing as much as a fiction feature. So it is a story about the theater, a bit Rivette-ish. I shot all the exteriors in Avignon, the interiors in Paris a few days later and I finish the film next Tuesday."

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 3, 1984

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

France

Production

Ina,France 3,INA

Cast

Camila Mora-Scheihing,Franck Oger,Nadège Clair,Louis Castel,Jean-Loup Rivière,Catherine Oudin,Christian Rist

Director

Raúl Ruiz

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0089849