Courtisane is een platform voor film en audiovisuele kunsten. In de vorm van een jaarlijks festival, filmvertoningen, gesprekken en publicaties onderzoeken we de relaties tussen beeld en wereld, esthetiek en politiek, experiment en engagement.
Courtisane is a platform for film and audiovisual arts. Through a yearly festival, film screenings, talks and publications, we research the relations between image and world, aesthetics and politics, experiment and engagement.
An initiative of CINEMATEK and Courtisane, in collaboration with Le Service de Culture cinématographique (SCC).
On the occasion of this program, Courtisane, Sabzian and Cinematek have collected a series of writings and interviews in a small-edition publication (French/English).
"Young Marie retreats into her little girl’s mystery – in her books, music, dance – and so refuses to be scarred by what she’s going through... To film little Marie’s story at a time when her parents are separating, Anne-Marie Miéville decided to observe Marie – without identifying with her, but simply recording how Marie copes with this first profound life experience or, rather, how this event permeates her... The film reaches a level of sharp, pure emotion and shows a new truth about the end of childhood." (Alain Bergala)
French spoken
After Passion, Godard filmed Prénom Carmen before embarking on a new project: updating the Holy Scriptures by transposing the Annunciation and the mystery of the Incarnation to today’s world.
"As the daily bread approaches the mouth each day, so should the film bring the viewer closer to their daily life: to love, give life, live life, have a child. Because that’s what Mary represents: she is an image... She’s a virgin image. Leaving no traces. No imprints. Being a virgin means being available, being free. The human density of each couple can be found in the story of the couple that Joseph and Mary form. "(JLG)
French spoken