The Theater of the Matters
@theaterofmatters.bsky.social
A film troupe.
“Come as you are, don't expect any transfiguration from the cinema, there will be no aura." - Serge Daney
theaterofthematters.com
“Come as you are, don't expect any transfiguration from the cinema, there will be no aura." - Serge Daney
theaterofthematters.com
“Straub didn't force his actors to portray or play a certain character: he created a situation that, in front of the camera, became real, and he allowed the people in front of the camera to discover themselves (with the help of the texts).”
FvdS on Straub:
theaterofthematters.com/texts/z5u951...
FvdS on Straub:
theaterofthematters.com/texts/z5u951...
February 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
“Straub didn't force his actors to portray or play a certain character: he created a situation that, in front of the camera, became real, and he allowed the people in front of the camera to discover themselves (with the help of the texts).”
FvdS on Straub:
theaterofthematters.com/texts/z5u951...
FvdS on Straub:
theaterofthematters.com/texts/z5u951...
“A… filmmaker who was learning with John Ford once placed, as to heighten the ‘art’ of the film, a bottle in front of the lens. He asked Ford if he was okay with that, and Ford was, except for one detail: he took the bottle away.”
Straub to Van de Staak:
theaterofthematters.com/texts/interv...
Straub to Van de Staak:
theaterofthematters.com/texts/interv...
February 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
“A… filmmaker who was learning with John Ford once placed, as to heighten the ‘art’ of the film, a bottle in front of the lens. He asked Ford if he was okay with that, and Ford was, except for one detail: he took the bottle away.”
Straub to Van de Staak:
theaterofthematters.com/texts/interv...
Straub to Van de Staak:
theaterofthematters.com/texts/interv...