The Innocents
Synopsis
Part of Bill Viola’s Transfiguration series, The Innocents explores the presence of the dead in the world of the living. The video documents a boy and a girl who slowly approach out of the darkness and into the light. Shown on separate screens, they break through what is, at first, an invisible threshold of water, suggestive of a passage from the spiritual world into a physical plane of existence. Once incarnate, however, all beings realize that their presence is finite, and so the figures eventually turn away from material existence to return from whence they came.
Release History & Theatrical Window
August 8, 2008
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Bill Viola
- Original Title
- The Innocents
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 9m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Bill Viola
Department Leadership Roster
Bill Viola
Director
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Official cinematic photography and background stills for The Innocents.
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Frequently Asked Questions About The Innocents
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What is The Innocents about?
Part of Bill Viola’s Transfiguration series, The Innocents explores the presence of the dead in the world of the living. The video documents a boy and a girl who slowly approach out of the darkness and into the light. Shown on separate screens, they break through what is, at first, an invisible threshold of water, suggestive of a passage from the spiritual world into a physical plane of existence. Once incarnate, however, all beings realize that their presence is finite, and so the figures eventually turn away from material existence to return from whence they came.
Who directed The Innocents?
The Innocents was directed by Bill Viola.
Who stars in The Innocents?
The principal cast of The Innocents includes Not specified.
When was The Innocents released and how long is it?
The Innocents was released in 2008 with a total runtime of 9m.