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Original Title: Looking For Alfred
10' | 2004 (Completed)
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| Director: | Johan Grimonprez |
| Producer: | Emmy Oost |
| Writer: | Johan Grimonprez |
On the one hand a tribute to Alfred Hitchcock, on the other an investigation into a look-alike culture, Looking for Alfred is a witty and multi-levelled deconstruction of notions of reality.
synopsis
- On the one hand a tribute to Alfred Hitchcock, on the other an investigation into a look-alike culture, Looking for Alfred is a witty and multi-levelled deconstruction of notions of reality. Focusing on Hitchcock's regular cameo appearances in each of his films, Looking for Alfred deploys a number of Hitchcock look-alikes to conjure up an unexpected narrative from Hitch's fifty-year history of walk-on parts. Shot amongst the atmospheric interiors of the Palais des Beaux Arts in Brussels, this labyrinth of look-alikes and doubles combines Hitchcock's flair for cinematic suspense with a quiet and beguiling surrealism reminiscent of that other great modernist artist, Rene Magritte. Looking for Alfred is accompanied by two documentary items: an interview with Ron Burrage, the world's most famous Hitchcock look-alike, as well as an edit of the casting sessions. These three films together form the installation Looking for Alfred.
Film
Credits
Director
Johan GrimonprezProducer
Emmy OostWriter
Johan GrimonprezCast
Zale Kessler, Ron Burrage, Roger Swaine, José Bouchat, Erik Grimonprez, Delfine BafortEditing
Johan GrimonprezPhotography
Martin TestarMusic
Bernard Hermann
Format
Creation details
Type
FilmCategory
ExperimentalProduction share
Majority Flemish ProductionBelgiumGenre
Year of production
2004Production status
CompletedOriginal title
Looking For AlfredOriginal language
English
Technical specs
Running time
10'Aspect ratio
16:9Sound format
5.1 (+sub)Available formats
16mmColour
Colour
Contact & sales
Contact
Zap-O-Matik
Brandhoutkaai 37
1000 Brussel
BelgiumT +32 488 467 117
info@zapomatik.com
