Sur Faces

Overview

Emshwiller writes that Sur Faces is a ""stylized collaborative videotape in which actors working with (the artist) explore sexual politics as expressed in styles of drama from Shakespeare to 19th-century social theater, early 20th-century Freudian work, and contemporary fictional autobiographical improvisation. A video collage juxtaposing different ways of using video to express psychological states and conflict."" In a synthesis of densely processed, textural images with documentations of dramatic role-playing from sources as varied as Richard III, Strindberg, and the Open Theater, Emshwiller undertakes an inventive inquiry into the transformation and representation of male/female relationships, via video and theater.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 5, 1977

Original language

English

Director

Ed Emshwiller

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0445062