Looking For Alfred

Original Title: Looking For Alfred

10' | 2004 (Completed)

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Director:	Johan Grimonprez
Producer:	Emmy Oost
Writer:	Johan Grimonprez

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On the one hand a tribute to Alfred Hitchcock, on the other an investigation into a look-alike culture, Looking for Alfred is a witty and multi-levelled deconstruction of notions of reality.

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On the one hand a tribute to Alfred Hitchcock, on the other an investigation into a look-alike culture, Looking for Alfred is a witty and multi-levelled deconstruction of notions of reality. Focusing on Hitchcock's regular cameo appearances in each of his films, Looking for Alfred deploys a number of Hitchcock look-alikes to conjure up an unexpected narrative from Hitch's fifty-year history of walk-on parts. Shot amongst the atmospheric interiors of the Palais des Beaux Arts in Brussels, this labyrinth of look-alikes and doubles combines Hitchcock's flair for cinematic suspense with a quiet and beguiling surrealism reminiscent of that other great modernist artist, Rene Magritte. Looking for Alfred is accompanied by two documentary items: an interview with Ron Burrage, the world's most famous Hitchcock look-alike, as well as an edit of the casting sessions. These three films together form the installation Looking for Alfred.

Credits

Director
Johan Grimonprez
Producer
Emmy Oost
Writer
Johan Grimonprez
Cast
Zale Kessler, Ron Burrage, Roger Swaine, José Bouchat, Erik Grimonprez, Delfine Bafort
Editing
Johan Grimonprez
Photography
Martin Testar
Music
Bernard Hermann

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Creation details

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

2004
Production status
Completed
Original title
Looking For Alfred
Original language
English

Technical specs

Running time
10'
Aspect ratio
16:9
Sound format
5.1 (+sub)
Available formats
16mm
Colour
Colour

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Zap-O-Matik

Brandhoutkaai 37
1000 Brussel
Belgium

T +32 488 467 117
info@zapomatik.com

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Awards

Prestigious ZKM International Media Award (Medienkunstpreis) 2005

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Supported by

VAF, Arts Council England, Palais des Beaux-Arts Brussels, Photographers Gallery

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Looking For Alfred

synopsis

Credits

Director

Producer

Writer

Cast

Editing

Photography

Music

Format

Creation details

Type

Category

Production share

Genre

Year of production

Production status

Original title

Original language

Technical specs

Running time

Aspect ratio

Sound format

Available formats

Colour