The Joycean Society

Original Title: The Joycean Society

53' | 2013 (Completed)

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Director:	Dora García
Producer:	Marie Logie
Writer:	Dora García

Full credits

A group of people have been reading the same book together for 30 years and still find the text inexhaustible and open to infinite interpretations.

synopsis

A group of people have been reading the same book together for 30 years, with each journey from the first to the last page taking 11 years. Once they reach the last word, a very enigmatic 'the', they begin again with the first word, 'riverrun'. The text appears inexhaustible; its interpretation endless and its inconclusive nature fascinating.
Une vingtaine de personnes lisent un livre ensemble depuis trente ans. Elles l'ont lu et relu, de la première à la dernière page durant onze années. Une fois arrivées au dernier mot – un 'the', très énigmatique –, elles recommencent au premier mot - 'riverrun'. Le texte s'avère inépuisable, son interprétation sans fin, le caractère ouvert de cette lecture exaltant. Au dehors de la pièce où se déroule la lecture, le monde semble cesser d'exister, à moins que – qui sait? – il n’existe justement qu’à cause d'elle.
Een groep mensen leest samen een boek gedurende dertig jaar. Ze hebben het opnieuw en opnieuw gelezen en elke lectuur van het boek, van de eerste tot de laatste pagina, nam elf jaar in beslag. Wanneer ze bij het laatste woord komen, het erg enigmatische 'the', beginnen ze opnieuw bij het eerste woord, 'riverrun'. De tekst blijkt onuitputtelijk te zijn, met een eindeloze stroom aan interpretatiemogelijkheden. De onbesliste aard van de tekst werkt opwindend. Het is alsof de wereld buiten deze leesruimte ophoudt met bestaan of misschien bestaat ze net daarom.

Credits

Director
Dora García
Producer
Marie Logie
Writer
Dora García
Cast
Tad Lauer, Walter Albrecht, Fritz Senn, Geert Lernout, Sylvia Herzig, Seamus Hughes, Andrea Matha, Andreas Flückiger, Dora García, Gabi Schneider, Hansruedi Isler M.D., Jan Mech, Janos Biro, Marc Emmenegger, Mary Moore, Ron Ewart
Editing
Inneke Van Waeyenberghe, Thomas Depas, Dora García
Photography
Arturo Solis
Sound
Laszlo Umbreit, Christophe Deramaix
Music
Jan Mech

Format

Creation details

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

2013
Production status
Completed
Original title
The Joycean Society
Original language
English

Technical specs

Running time
53'
Available in
2D
Aspect ratio
16:9
Sound format
stereo (2.0)
Colour
Colour

Contact & sales

Contact

Auguste Orts

Lambert Crickxstraat 30
1080 Brussel
Belgium

T +32 2 881 09 59
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Festivals & awards

Festivals

Ruler Helsinki (FI), Oct 29 - Nov 20, 2016 Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia Tallinn (EE), Sep 22 - Oct 30, 2016 AZKUNA art center Bilbao (ES), Mar 10, 2016 Museo de Arte Queretaro Querétaro (MX), Mar 3, 2016 Mite-Ugro project space Gwangju (KR), Jan 22, 2016 Museu De L'Empordà Figueres (ES), Dec 4, 2015 The Power PlantToronto (CA), Sep 25, 2015 - Jan 3, 2016 Museum Boijmans van Beuningen Rotterdam (NL), Sep 19, 2015 - Jan 10, 2016 Performing Art Forum St Erme Outre et Ramecourt (FR), Aug 25, 2015 Écrivains en bord de mer La Baule (FR), Jul 18, 2015 Studentski Centar Zagreb (HR), Jun 16, 2015 CAC Vilnius (LT), Jun 5, 2015 Cultural Services of the French Embassy New York (US), Apr 24, 2015 Art Cologne Cologne (DE), Apr 16-19, 2015 Ecole des Beaux-arts Paris (FR), Apr 9 - Jun 7, 2015 Villa Arson Nice (FR), Apr 7, 2015 Numax Santiago de Compostela (ES), Apr 1-12, 2015 Punkt Ø- Galleri F 15 & Momentum Moss (NO), Mar 28 - May 31, 2015 Kosmopolis Barcelona (ES), Mar 21, 2015 Kinokulture Shropshire (GB), Mar 18, 2015 Museo de Arte Latinoamericano Buenos Aires (AR), Dec 17, 2014 Festival Internacional de Cine Gijon (ES), Nov 28-29, 2014 NU Performance Tallinn (EE), Nov 20-21, 2014 Festival du Film sur l'Art Brussel (BE), Nov 16, 2014 ‚Äî 17:30 CPH:DOXCopenhagen (DK), Nov 6-16, 2014 Festival International du Film de La Roche sur Yon (FR), Oct 19, 2014 BAFICI Itinerante Montevideo (UY), Oct 16, 2014 BAFICI Itinerante Cordoba (AR), Oct 16-19, 2014 Frieze London (GB), Oct 15-18, 2014 Film i Samtidskonsten Stockholm (SE), Oct 13, 2014 FestiFreak Buenos Aires (AR), Oct 10-19, 2014 BAFICI Itinerante Bahía Blanca (AR), Oct 2, 2014 SUBURBAN-PS Rotterdam (NL), Sep 20 - Oct 5, 2014 Bafici Itinerante Mendoza (AR), Aug 19, 2014 Cineclub Municipal Hugo del Carril Cordoba (AR), Jul 26-29, 2014 Royal Academy of the Arts Den Haag (NL), Jul 10, 2014 Cineclub Municipal Hugo del Carril Cordoba (AR), Jun 26-29, 2014 Belluard Bollwerk International Fribourg (CH), Jun 26 - Jul 5, 2014 Lit Show Film Festival Venice (US), Jun 22, 2014 Musée McCord Montreal (CA), Jun 12-13, 2014 Vdrome Milano (IT), Jun 8-17, 2014 Instituto Torcuato di Tella Buenos Aires (AR), May 30, 2014 Edoc Festival Quito (EC), May 22 - Jun 8, 2014 Fonderie Darling Montreal (CA), May 21 - Aug 27, 2014 Literaire Kring Academisch Genootschap Eindhoven (NL), May 20, 2014 Filmoteca de Galicia A Coruna (ES), May 7, 2014 Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente Cosquin (AR), May 7-10, 2014 Instituto Torcuato di Tella Buenos Aires (AR), Apr 13, 2014 Filmmuseum Bologna (IT), Apr 10-13, 2014 City2Cities Utrecht (NL), Apr 5-13, 2014 Bafici Buenos Aires (AR), Apr 2-13, 2014 Film Festival Bradford (GB), Mar 27 - Apr 7, 2014 Koldo Mitxelena Kulturunea San Sebastian (ES), Mar 20 - Aug 6, 2014 Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature Paris (FR), Mar 19, 2014 True / False Film Fest Columbia (US), Feb 27 - Mar 2, 2014 Ficunam Mexico (MX), Feb 27 - Mar 9, 2014 Japan Media Arts Festival Tokyo (JP), Feb 5-16, 2014 Perez Art Museum Miami (US), Jan 30, 2014 International Film Festival Rotterdam (NL), Jan 26-27, 2014 binz39 Zurich (AT), Jan 22, 2014 Luis Strina Gallery Sao Paolo (BR), Dec 17, 2013 - Feb 24, 2014 WielsBrussel (BE), Dec 14, 2013 ‚Äî 14:00 Galeries Brussel (BE), Dec 13, 2013 ‚Äî 20:00 Rupert Vilnius (LT), Dec 4-8, 2013 Hackney Picturehouse London (GB), Dec 2, 2013 Ellen de Bruijne Projects Amsterdam (NL), Nov 29 - Dec 21, 2013 Centre d'Art Contemporain Geneva (CH), Nov 26, 2013 - Jan 5, 2014 Metro Kino Bregenz (AT), Nov 23, 2013 RIDM Montreal (CA), Nov 20-24, 2013 DMZ Korean International Documentary Film Festival Gyeonggi-do (KR), Oct 17-23, 2013 Centro José Guerrero Granada (ES), Sep 27 - Dec 8, 2013 Nouveau Musee National Monaco (MC), Sep 22 - Oct 2, 2013 projectesd Barcelona (ES), Sep 13 - Nov 6, 2013 Transcinema Lima (PE), Jul 4-14, 2013 FID Marseille (FR), Jul 4-5, 2013 Biennial Venice (IT), May 29 - Nov 24, 2013