GENERAL SYNOPSIS
‘The Children of Lir’, the classic Irish Fable traditionally tells the story of a family which is split by the tragic death of the mother who dies during child-birth of her two twins. Lir, the father, had then been left with four children. As the children grew the father became more and more lonely and then fell for his dead wife’s sister who was loving and kind at first though once married she became very jealous of the children’s love for their father. As she possessed magical spells she turned against the children and turned them into swans for 900 years.
‘The Children of Lir’, the classic Irish Fable traditionally tells the story of a family which is split by the tragic death of the mother who dies during child-birth of her two twins. Lir, the father, had then been left with four children. As the children grew the father became more and more lonely and then fell for his dead wife’s sister who was loving and kind at first though once married she became very jealous of the children’s love for their father. As she possessed magical spells she turned against the children and turned them into swans for 900 years.
Today there are many cases that can relate to this. This film can be interpreted in two different ways; by a death or by martial separation.
This short and silent film of this family will be presented in a monographic form through elaborated movement and the emotional expression of the performers.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRENT STUDIO PROGRESSION
- Lighting
- Movement
- Gesture
- Camera Angle/Movement
- Focus
I am using the narrative, chronological structure of this timeless piece to aid my visual language.
INFLUENCES
-Herzog 'Pilgrimage'
-Maya Deren
-Carravaggio
-Welles 'Citizen Kane'
-Bergman 'Persona'
-Lars Von Trier 'Dogville'
