Re: Remake, reconstruction, interpretation

From: Johanna Gosse (email suppressed)
Date: Wed Nov 18 2009 - 09:04:36 PST


Pierre Huyghe's "The Third Memory" (1999) presents a "reenactment" of the
botched bank robbery that was the subject of Lumet's "Dog Day
Afternoon"(1975). It features the real-life bank robber John Wojtowicz, who
was played by Pacino in Lumet's film. Wojtowicz walks around a reconstructed
set of the bank from "Dog Day Afternoon" and tries to remember the events of
the actual robbery, but his memory has evidently been strongly influenced by
the cinematic depiction of the robbery. So, in effect, Huyghe's film is as
much a reenactment of "Dog Day Afternoon" as of a real historical event.

Hope this helps.
Johanna

On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 11:32 AM, Dave Andrae <email suppressed> wrote:

> Don't forget the James Benning film ONE WAY BOOGIE WOOGIE/27 YEARS LATER
> (2005).
>
> Though not a short, it's a pretty good "experimental" reconstruction.
>
> -D
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 10:38 AM, Roger Beebe <email suppressed> wrote:
>
>> I feel like this has come up before on Frameworks, hasn't it? In any
>> case, a good place to start would be Jill Godmilow's "What Farocki Taught"
>> (1998), an exact remake of Harun Farocki's "Inextinguishable Fire" (1969).
>> Also, Elisabeth Subrin's "Shulie" (1997) is a shot-for-shot remake of a
>> film of the same name from 1967. Interesting that the dates of both these
>> remakes and their originals line up so neatly, isn't it?
>>
>> ...
>> Roger
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Nov 18, 2009, at 8:13 AM, Bruce Checefsky wrote:
>>
>> i'm seeking short experimental films based on original films either as
>>> remakes, reconstructions, or interpretations for a film festival in France
>>> in March 2010. Please post your suggestions/recommendations, or respond
>>> directly to my e-mail at The Cleveland Institute of Art.
>>>
>>> BRUCE CHECEFSKY | Director, Reinberger Galleries
>>> Voice: 216-421-7407 | email suppressed
>>> The Cleveland Institute of Art | 11141 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH
>>> 44106
>>>
>>>
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