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Pierre Clementi: Unreleased Reels

Presented by International House Philadelphia at The Ibrahim Theater at International House

July 29, 2011

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"There is inside me the will to not tarnish myself in films that do not deserve to be made. I discovered that it was possible to make images with simplicity, without taking the approach of a particular school. Underground cinema dared. With it, one would equalize its art with its means. I’ve always worked alone and I only ruined myself. If I were to work in the industry, even a very honest one, I would have to do things that I don’t like. And I would have something dead inside me."--Pierre Clémenti, 1986. Pierre Clémenti: Unreleased Reels with live musical accompaniment from David First, Chris Forsyth and Koen Holtkamp. Featuring Pierre Clémenti, Philippe Garrel, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Viva, Catherine Deneuve, Nico, Tina Aumont, Frédéric Pardo, and many more, these rarely seen and newly restored films by French actor Pierre Clémenti constitute a major period of creative expression and experimentation. Akin to the works of Andy Warhol and Kenneth Anger, Clémenti’s films are lyrical and hypnotic and function both as portraits of those closest to him and distinctive visions from the mind of a world famous actor, poet and free spirit. Featuring: "Souvenir souvenir" (Reel 27), dir Pierre Clémenti, France, 1967-78, 16mm, 27 mins, color, silent; "Positano" (reel 30B01: soleil), dir Pierre Clémenti, France, c. 1968, 16mm, 28 mins, color, silent; "La Deuxième femme" (reel J), dir Pierre Clémenti, France, 1967-78, 16mm, 48 mins, color, silent. Preserved by Antoine Barraud, Catherine Libert, Mirco Santi.