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Suzanne au bain

Cécile Ravel

France | 16 mm | 16:9 | b&w/color | mono | 1998 | 6'  00"

Original language: Français Screening Copy: 16 mm
Suzannah's life at the mercy of two elder's lust, meting out justice Suzannah's picture, centered differently is fragmented on various media (her legs being filmed under the water, her face sinking in and her body being framed in a TV set). The picture appears intermittently within the two elder's scope of vision. The device turns the spectators and the two old men into expectant voyeurs. The spoken text is taken from the Book of Daniel (Old Testament).The slides are enlarged reproductions of Lotharius's crystal (IXth century) illustrating Suzannah's life. One 16 mm projector running at 24 images per second, one 24 i/s super 8 projector together with two slide projectors (the carousel type) equipped with a manual fade-in, fade-out system.A 4 meter wide reflective surface, just on the floor. An ideal total image with a 4 meter base, projected onto a white wall, resting on the floor as there are projections onto the reflective surface too. A CD player. A table and a projection tablet. A 8 to 12 meter distance. Total darkness.

Credits

Director: Cécile Ravel

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