Derrière le mur

One of Ruiz's productions was developed for the renowned theater, dance and music festival in Avignon in 1987, together with the company Les Skis and based on a choreography by Joëlle Bouvier and Régis Obadia. Naturally, he did not create a classical dance film. Rather, Ruiz crafted, as he puts it, "concrete music" by mounting close-ups of the dancers' faces "dancing along" and thus creating the impression of a conversation via facial expressions. The film was shot in a Kasbah in Morocco, appearing as if it were set on another galaxy, and since the Japanese look of the costumes reminded Ruiz of “Star Trek”, the SF series served as a reference. (Alexandra Seitz)

All retrospective films that will be shown at the Filmmuseum after the Viennale - from 1.11. - can of course also be reserved as usual at filmmuseum.at or by calling 01/533 70 54 and purchased at the box office of the Austrian Film Museum. The prices of the Austrian Film Museum apply.

Raúl Ruiz: TRES TRISTES TIGRES (1968), EL REALISMO SOCIALISTA (1973), DIALOGUES OF EXILES (1975), BÉRÉNICE (1983), POINT DE FUITE (1984), MÉMOIRE DES APPARENCES (1986), L’OEIL QUI MENT (1992), FADO MAJEUR ET MINEUR (1994), TROIS VIES ET UNE SEULE MORT (1996), GÉNÉALOGIES D’UN CRIME (1997), COMÉDIE DE L’INNOCENCE (2000), KLIMT (2006), MISTÉRIOS DE LISBOA (2010)