The Real Presence (1984)

Ruiz on the film: "I began La présence réelle (The Real Presence) first. I. N. A. had commissioned me to produce a personal vision of the Festival d'Avignon. This became a fiction about the theater because if I had filmed the actual performances at Avignon I would have had to respect their staging, I would not be able to change anything. As such, I wouldn't be doing anything more than a retransmission of Antenne 2 or FR3. And since a lot would have to be paid for rights to each play, it would end up costing as much as a fiction feature. So it is a story about the theater, a bit Rivette-ish. I shot all the exteriors in Avignon, the interiors in Paris a few days later and I finish the film next Tuesday."

Released July 3, 1984 59 min None+

Genres: Drama

Keywords: imdb.experimental-film, imdb.avant-garde, imdb.written-by-director, imdb.thespian, imdb.acting, imdb.stage-acting, imdb.stage + 11 more, imdb.stage-actor, imdb.actor, imdb.theater, imdb.cult-director, imdb.avignon-france, imdb.avignon-festival, imdb.essay, imdb.video-disc, imdb.virtual, imdb.fictional-documentary, imdb.gothic-horror