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Illusions & Mirrors

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Illusions & Mirrors
Film screenshot
Directed byShirin Neshat
Starring
CinematographyDarius Khondji
Edited byNariman Hamed
Production
company
Distributed bySixpack Film (worldwide, all media)
Release date
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Running time
2 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Illusions & Mirrors is a 2013 short film directed by Iranian-born American artist and filmmaker Shirin Neshat.[2][3] The film, shot in black-and-white, stars Tarek Aylouch, Michael Markiewicz, and the Israeli-born American actress Natalie Portman. The film was commissioned by Dior, for which Portman is a spokesmodel, for the Miss Dior Expo at the Grand Palais, Paris.[4] Shirin Neshat said that the film is a tribute to the black-and-white silent films made by such surrealist filmmakers as Man Ray, Jean Cocteau, Luis Buñuel, and Maya Deren.[5]

Plot

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The film traces the delusions of a young woman, played by Natalie Portman. She is making futile attempts to follow a phantom travelling through the dunes of an empty sea beach, and, when it comes to an encounter in an abandoned house at the end, the woman finds a disturbing surprise.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Discovery Exhibition October 22, 2014, to February 1, 2015 La Biennale de Montréal". Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. mbam.qc.ca. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  2. ^ Visual Arts News Desk (30 October 2013). "Johnny Azari Composes Music for ILLUSIONS & MIRRORS Film: On View 11/13-25 as Part of Dior's Miss Dior Exposition". Broadway World. broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  3. ^ Segura, Brigitte (November 4, 2013). "DIOR Illusions & Mirrors featuring Natalie Portman". Fashiondailymag. fashiondailymag.com. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  4. ^ Munro, Cait (October 23, 2014). "Natalie Portman Stars In Shirin Neshat's New Short Film". Artnet News. artnet.com. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Illusions & Mirrors with Natalie Portman". Wall Street International. wsimag.com. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
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