La fontaine de l'oubli
Thus, the fountain's water washes away the memory of the ideal woman, personified for millenia by Venus, symbol of beauty and love. The woman as a work of art transforms herself into a marble statue before our very eyes.
- M. Langlois
Credits
Direction
Gabrielle Schloesser
Camera
Jeanne Lafontaine
Gabrielle Schloesser
Voice
Huguette Miron
Text
Jeanine Moulin
Gabrielle Schloesser
Music
Henry Purcell
Jurgen Knieper
Kate Bush
John Lurie
Production
Gabrielle Schloesser
Technical information
Color
Color
Image format
4:3
Shooting format
3/4" video
Keywords
Paint, Beauty, Memory, Ritual, Death
Themes