Balkan Baroque
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“Marina Abramovic Performance”
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.
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Marina Abramović
Self
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Paolo Canevari
Self
Pierre Coulibeuf
Chantal Delanoé
Ulay
Self
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Pedro Canevari
Self
Luc Pallet
Pierre Coulibeuf Director · Marina Abramović Writer Thierry Rouden Editor
First release November 14, 1999 · Produced in Austria, France, Netherlands · Languages English, Serbian
Production
Regards Productions
Production
Scarabee Filmproducties Nederland
Production
INA
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Institut National de l'Audiovisuel
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Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
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Wega Film
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Austria · France · Netherlands
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Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · Serbian
Release dates
France · November 14, 1999
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Iceland
March 25, 2007 · French Film Festival
Netherlands
November 14, 1999 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 14, 1999 · Theatrical
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