Movie: Balkan Baroque

Top 7 Billed Cast

Marina Abramović
Marina Abramović

Self

Paolo Canevari
Paolo Canevari

Self

Ulay
Ulay

Self

Michel Butor
Michel Butor

Self

Pedro Canevari
Pedro Canevari

Self

Alexander Godschalk
Alexander Godschalk

Self

Sean Kelly
Sean Kelly

Self

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  • Overview

    Balkan Baroque is a real and imaginary biography of the Yugoslavian performance artist Marina Abramovic. Rather than a mechanical reproduction of the artist's work, the film tries to create a new reality by translating the performances into cinematographic images that intensify the fictional context of the film. Abramovic plays herself, but ,appearing in multiple forms, blurs her own identity. Memories and fantasies intermingle with day to day rituals. The chronological narrative often breaks to reflect the interior voyage of the protagonist from the present to the past and back to the present. The result is a visually impressive film. Balkan Baroque had its world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, 1999.

  • Release Date

    1999-11-14

  • Average

    5.5

  • Rating:

    2.8 starts
  • Tagline

    Marina Abramovic Performance

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  • Languages:

    EnglishSrpski
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