Losing the Thread
Synopsis
"Super 8 reels of Paris catwalks I shot in 1979/1980 were supposed to become an experimental short meditation on couture culture. Its authority has unraveled some since and Deleuze’s definition of style: 'creating a foreign language in one’s own language,' encouraged me to loosen the threads of this pursuit. To ponder how fashion and style are interwoven but also influenced by individual flare and whimsy, I stitched together Coco Chanel, Courrèges, Cole Porter and Kaiser Karl with vintage film moments. Then, as now, to grasp the whole cloth of this interface involves finding, but also Losing the Thread…"
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É Tudo Verdade – Festival Internacional de Documentários
Festival / Special Debut
May 1, 2015
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Vivian Ostrovsky
- Original Title
- Losing the Thread
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- French, English, Italian
- Runtime
- 8m
- Production Studios
- On the Fly Productions
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Vivian Ostrovsky
Ruti Gadish
Department Leadership Roster
Vivian Ostrovsky
Director
Ruti Gadish
Editor
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What is Losing the Thread about?
"Super 8 reels of Paris catwalks I shot in 1979/1980 were supposed to become an experimental short meditation on couture culture. Its authority has unraveled some since and Deleuze’s definition of style: 'creating a foreign language in one’s own language,' encouraged me to loosen the threads of this pursuit. To ponder how fashion and style are interwoven but also influenced by individual flare and whimsy, I stitched together Coco Chanel, Courrèges, Cole Porter and Kaiser Karl with vintage film moments. Then, as now, to grasp the whole cloth of this interface involves finding, but also Losing the Thread…"
Who directed Losing the Thread?
Losing the Thread was directed by Vivian Ostrovsky.
Who stars in Losing the Thread?
The principal cast of Losing the Thread includes Gilles Deleuze, Coco Chanel.
When was Losing the Thread released and how long is it?
Losing the Thread was released in 2015 with a total runtime of 8m.