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La Comtesse de Castiglione

David Lodge

UK1999 14min 35mm B&W

Synopsis

A surrealistic theatre initially by early photographic portraits of the real La Comtesse de Castigleone by Mayer Brothers et Louis Pierson taken in 1855.

Diretor

David Lodge

David Lodge trained Fine Arts before gaining a Master’s Degree in Animation at London’s Royal College of Art. In 1991, he began directing both animation and live action television and cinema commercials. < La Comtesse de Castiglione > was shown at the 2000 Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival where it won “le Prix de Recherche” and the “Canal+” prize.