Approximations/Contradictions

Original Title: Approximations/Contradictions

2004 (Completed)

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Director:	Ana Torfs
Producer:	Ana Torfs

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In Approximations/Contradictions, director Ana Torfs elicits truly breathtaking performances from a diverse group of gifted people singing songs from Hanns Eisler's Hollywood Songbook, weaving them together into something entertaining, yet deeply disturbing and compelling.

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In Approximations/Contradictions, director Ana Torfs elicits truly breathtaking performances from a diverse group of gifted people singing songs from Hanns Eisler's Hollywood Songbook, weaving them together into something entertaining, yet deeply disturbing and compelling. Torfs filmed 21 performers, creating close-up portraits of each singer performing three evocative versions (Approximations) of an Eisler song with the lyrics of Bertolt Brecht. Through his compositions for the Hollywood Songbook, Eisler was interested in translating his impressions of war, exile and Hollywood. Torfs researched Eisler's work extensively, formulating an idea of how he would have intended this material, both dark and witty (Contradictions), to be performed.
Dans Approximations/Contradictions, la réalisatrice Ana Torfs extrait des performances à couper le souffle de divers groupes talentueux interprétant des chansons du répertoire hollywoodien d’ Hanns Eisler, les tissant ensemble dans quelque chose de très divertissant, bien que profondément troublant et fascinant. Ana Torfs filme 21 artistes, en créant des portraits très rapprochés de chaque chanteur interprétant trois versions évocatrices (approximation) d’une chanson d’Eisler avec les paroles de Bertolt Brecht.A travers ses compositions pour le répertoire de chansons hollywoodiennes, Eisler était intéressé par la traduction de ses impressions sur la guerre, l’exil et Hollywood. Torfs fit énormément de recherches sur le travail d’Eisler, en émettant une idée sur comment il aurait l’intention de faire interpréter ce matériel, à la fois de manière sombre et éclairée (contradictions).

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Director
Ana Torfs
Producer
Ana Torfs
Cast
Marijs Boulogne, Olivier Thomas, Patricia Beysens, Simonne Moesen, Vera Coomans, Viviane De Muynck, Zahava Seewald, Irmgard Arnold, Madiga Figuigui, Lucy Grauman, Cécilia Kankonda, Claire Haenni, Dett Peyskens, Esmé Bos, Filip Jordens, Hilde Vanhove, Bruno Vanden Broecke, Jim Denley, Koen De Cauter, Kris Dane
Photography
Jorge León
Music
Hanns Eisler

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Experimental
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Majority Flemish Production
Belgium
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2004
Production status
Completed
Original title
Approximations/Contradictions
Original language
German

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