Las Meninas is a brilliant essay on illusionism, mirrors and perception in art, life and video, articulated by Downey as a subjective interpretation of Velasquez's eponymous Baroque masterpiece. Through a theatrical reenactment of the painting's pictorial tableau and a re-articulation of its complex perspectival structure, Downey brings to life the spatial dynamics, illustrating the psychological tension of the relationship between viewer and subject. Placing Las Meninas in a historical context, Downey relates the painting's thematics to Spain's economic and political systems of the late 17th century.
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Stars: Carmen Beuchat, Suzanne Harris
Crew: George Kubler (Writer), Juan Downey (Writer), Juan Downey (Director), Elaine Summers (Camera Operator), Michel Foucault (Writer)
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Language: English
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Runtime: 20 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 01, 1975
IMDb: 10
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