(Christabel)

Content: Christabel is an abstract interpretation of Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s unfinished Gothic poem about female possession. Adhering to the poem’s structure the film is presented in four parts – Two digital video half hour segments and then two short 16mm conclusions. The contemporary relevance of the poem’s symbols and themes is underlined using performance combined with heavy image and sound layering.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

74 minutes

Year:

2001

Directors:

James Fotopoulos

Production companies:

Fantasma Inc.

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