Because I have always been fascinated by our own intimate relationship with our body and our sexuality, I wanted to experiment with the medium and explore how far I could go in sharing physical intimacy. The experiential nature of VR brings us much closer to our own feelings and reactions towards the story. Michel Reilhac: VR in essence is a new medium that allows for an unequalled level of sense of presence and intimacy for the viewer, in relationship with what he or she is watching in full immersiveness. Is it the potential for an individual, almost personalised, viewing experience that attracted you to the medium? ‘Viens!’ asks us how we feel about intimacy, our bodies, and our sexualities, and how we interact with ourselves and others.Īpril Dell: ‘Viens!’ is very a intimate work. You can choose: are you a voyeur or a participant? With this film Reilhac takes VR in a direction away from the spectacular and the otherworldly and positions it as a tool for self-exploration. What viewers get is an uninhibited expression of human sexuality, and what you see is up to you. It became quickly apparent that ‘Viens!’ is not about seamless technical flash or aiming for a sensational out-of-body experience. The cushioned and sheer-curtained installation mimicked the white billowing sheets of the film set, and worked to ease viewers into the world of the film. A Fugitive From The Past (Kiga kaikyô), by Tomu Us.Michel Reilhac: ‘Viens!’, Film still, 2015 // Photography by Laurent Quinkal // Courtesy of the artistīerlin gallery-goers were chaperoned through the work by two naked hosts (one of them, I found out later, was Reilhac himself) and invited to take their clothes off if they wished.A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (.Strange Voyage (El extraño viaje) - 1964.What's Eating Gilbert Grape, by Lasse Hallström (.The Bohemian Life (La vie de bohème) - 1992.Henry VIII - a TV mini-series - PART 1 & 2 (2003).On the Silver Globe (Na srebrnym globie), 1988.La Commune (Paris1871) - PART 1 & 2, by Peter Wat.Welcome To The Dollhouse, by Todd Solondz (1995).Stone Years (Petrina hronia), by Pantelis Voulgari.Laurel & Hardy - Their Lives And Magic - Documenta.Scott to obtain an R-rating from the MPAA, and instead opted to crudely censor the scene by digitally inserting a red ribbon in the shot over the action as a way of expressing his contempt at being told to alter the movie.Ĭopyright owner is blocking in these territoriesīahamas, Bermuda, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Todd Solondz refused make cuts to the sex scene between Vi and Mr. The crew is too busy eating a sandwich or something," she laughed. "I'm not the most guarded person, so it doesn't bother me. But Blair told Backstage that she had no problem at all being naked in front of cast and crew. Selma Blair's totally nude sex scene in Storytelling was so graphic that writer-director Todd Solondz had trouble watching it on-set. There was a third story, with James Van Der Beek as a college student realizing his sexuality, which was subsequently cut out of the film. But I will post another movie of Todd Solondz (Happiness), that will be ok for the US audience. Music by Belle & Sebastian, Nathan Larson Selma Blair, Leo Fitzpatrick, Robert Wisdom, Franka Potente, Paul Giamatti, John Goodman. College and high school serve as the backdrop for two stories about dysfunction and personal turmoil.
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