Second Time Around

Original Title|Segunda Vez

1' 34" | 2018 (Draft)

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A film exploring the figure of Oscar Masotta, a contemporary of writer Julio Cortázar and a pivotal theorist in the Argentinian avant-garde from the 1950s to the 1970s.

synopsis

Dora García intertwines politics, psychoanalysis and performance into Second Time Around (Segunda Vez). This staged documentary orbits the figure of Oscar Masotta, a pivotal theorist in the Argentinian avant-garde from the 1950s to the 1970s, whilst not being a biopic about him. Masotta's ideas on Lacanian psychoanalysis, politics and art (happenings and dematerialised art) changed the artistic landscape of 1960s Buenos Aires preceding the dictatorship and with it the end of the avant-garde. The original title, Segunda Vez, comes from a story written by a contemporary of Masotta's, Julio Cortázar, which recounts the climate of psychosis and uncertainty caused by the trauma of disappearances in Argentina.
Dora García verweeft politiek, psychoanalyse en performance in Segunda Vez. Deze geënsceneerde documentaire gaat over Oscar Masotta, een centraal figuur in de Argentijnse avant-garde van de jaren '50 tot '70, zonder een biopic te zijn. Masotta's ideeën over psychoanalyse, politiek en kunst veranderden het artistieke landschap van Buenos Aires voorafgaand aan de dictatuur. De titel Segunda Vez is ontleend aan een gelijknamig verhaal geschreven door Masotta's tijdgenoot Julio Cortázar, die het klimaat schetst van psychose en onzekerheid omwille van de verdwijningen tijdens de Argentijnse dictatuur.

Credits

Sound
Laszlo Umbreit
Music
Jan Mech & "Unexpected Places" by Alton and Hortense Ellis performed by Anna Gratacós (Madamme Mustash)

Format

Creation details

Type
Film
Category
Experimental
Genre
Year of production

2018
Production status
Draft
Original title
Segunda Vez

Technical specs

Running time
1' 34"
Aspect ratio
16:9
Sound format
5.1 (+sub)
Available formats
DCP
Colour
Colour

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Contact

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Festivals & awards

Festivals

2018: International Competition - FID Marseille (FR)

Awards

No award information available.

Partners

Supported by

Norwegian Artistic Research Programme, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), Trondheim Kunstmuseum, Tabakalera, LUX and Independent Cinema Office, Image/Mouvement CNAP, FIDLab, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, KASK School of Arts