Speech Act

Original Title: Speech Act

29' | 2011 (Completed)

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Director:	Herman Asselberghs
Producer:	Marie Logie
Writer:	Herman Asselberghs

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Herman Asselberghs here investigates another global popular consumer product: Avatar, one of the most expensive and highest-grossing films ever.

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Following up on his dissection of the Apple laptop in Dear Steve, Herman Asselberghs turns his attention to another popular global consumer product: Avatar, one of the most expensive and highest-grossing films ever. By way of an elaborate interior monologue taking the form of a film studies class, Speech Act covers a complex of themes beyond cinematic concerns. As the acme of mainstream culture, James Cameron's sci-fi epic turns out to provide ample fodder for a critique of triumphant transparency, impressively delivered by Brussels actor Willy Thomas.
Suite à sa dissection méticuleuse des ordinateurs portables Apple dans Dear Steve, Herman Asselberghs dirige désormais sont attention sur un autre produit de consommation de masse: Avatar, le film le plus cher de tous les temps. A l’aide d’un monologue interne élaboré prenant la forme d’une classe d’étude filmique, Speech Act aborde des thèmes allant au-delà de ce qui touche au domaine cinématographique. Etant l’apogée de la culture de masse, l’oeuvre de James Cameron présente des caractéristiques qui se prêtent à une critique d’une transparence triomphante, délivrée de manière impressionnante par l’acteur bruxellois Willy Thomas.

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Director
Herman Asselberghs
Producer
Marie Logie
Writer
Herman Asselberghs
Cast
Willy Thomas
Editing
Fairuz Ghammam
Photography
Sébastien Koeppel
Sound
Els Viaene, Boris Debackere

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Creation details

Type
Film
Category
Experimental
Production share
Majority Flemish Production
Belgium
Genre
Year of production

2011
Production status
Completed
Original title
Speech Act
Original language
Dutch

Technical specs

Running time
29'
Aspect ratio
16:9
Sound format
stereo (2.0)
Colour
Colour

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Speech Act

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Credits

Director

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Cast

Editing

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Sound

Format

Creation details

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Category

Production share

Genre

Year of production

Production status

Original title

Original language

Technical specs

Running time

Aspect ratio

Sound format

Colour