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Ghost Dance(1983)
Status: Released
Date: 1983-12-15
52%
9 Votes
Time: 1h 40m
Overview:
Through the experiences of two women in Paris and London, Ghost Dance offers an analysis of the complexity of our conceptions of ghosts, memory and the past. The film focuses on the French philosopher Jacques Derrida, who observes, 'I think cinema, when it's not boring, is the art of letting ghosts come back.' He also says that 'memory is the past that has never had the form of the present.'
Languages: English, French.
Countries:
Germany,
United Kingdom
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Ghost Dance
Top 10 Billed Cast
Pascale Ogier
Pascale
Leonie Mellinger
Marianne
Jacques Derrida
Himself
Robbie Coltrane
George
Dominique Pinon
Salesman/Guide
Archie Pool
of Myths
Michael Mellinger
of Marianne's Daydream
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Overview
Through the experiences of two women in Paris and London, Ghost Dance offers an analysis of the complexity of our conceptions of ghosts, memory and the past. The film focuses on the French philosopher Jacques Derrida, who observes, 'I think cinema, when it's not boring, is the art of letting ghosts come back.' He also says that 'memory is the past that has never had the form of the present.'
Release Date
1983-12-15
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5.222
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