Rupture/Rapture/Jouissance: The Religious Trilogy 1990-1997

Synopsis

Nina Danino is one of the foremost British experimental filmmakers of her generation. Her films explore the relationship of image to sound, and of theory to practice. She draws upon her own personal history as well as literary and artistic works, which are filtered through a poetic interpretation of feminist theory that foregrounds women’s personal experience and expression. These inspirations are restructured through image-making, editing and voice performances to create original works of striking intensity and emotional force. Her films lead us on journeys through altered states, religious experiences and emotional landscapes, sometimes to the edge of the representable.
This DVD collects for the first time three of her key early films that explore Catholic aesthetics; Spanish histories of darkness and Mediterranean place and geography, with an engagement with the religious that opens up a unique new visual expression in the history of experimental film.
Contents:
-Stabat Mater (8 min)
-"Now I am Yours (32 min)
-The Silence is Baroque (12 min)
-Booklet with new texts by Adrian Rifkin, Louise Gray and Nina Danino and detailed notes on the films.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2018

Subjects

Film studies; Religious studies

Keywords

experimental film & video; Catholicism

Credits

Director

Nina Danino

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 0 PAL

Price

£20.00

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

52 minutes

Year

2019

Distributor

Name

Lux

Email

info@lux.org.uk

Web

https://lux.org.uk/ External site opens in new window

Phone

020 31412960

Address

Waterlow Park Centre
Dartmouth Park Hill
London
N19 5JF

Notes

The premier UK source for arts-based moving image materials including experimental film, video art, installation art, performance art, personal documentary, essay films and animation. Incorporates collections previously held by the London Film-makers’ Co-op and London Video Arts. The 4000+ works are available for non-theatric exhibition, some may be purchased on DVD through the online shop, and a selection are streamed for free online viewing.