Four Play

 




FOUR PLAY


Fiction, black & white, color, 16mm, 8’20”· 2002
Official selection : 
  • Festival Film de Femmes de Créteil · 2002
  • Festival AVIFF Cannes · 2009


Without any dialogue, this film explores the subtle play of social and sexual hierarchy in society by focusing on purely gestural and visual expressions exchanged between players during a training session of capoeïra, a brazilian martial art and dance form.

Written by: Diana Lui
Directed by: Diana Lui
Actors: Jalil Naciri, Xavier Lafitte, Driss El Haddaoui, Stéphanie Canellis
Image: Leandro Cordova, Diana Lui
Music: "A Mar"(Storm Mix) by Si Mentera & DJ Soul Slinger, "Utopia" (New Ears Mix) by Goldfrapp
Sound engineer: Sébastien Pierre
Editing: Diana Lui
Production: Diana Lui, New York Film Academy, LaFémis/Paris
Distribution: Diana Lui

Une séance d'entraînement de capoeira, danse de combat née au Brésil, se déroule entre deux hommes sous les yeux d'une femme. La gestuelle, les regards, les mouvements de danse et d'acrobatie s'échangent entre les deux protagonistes, établissant une subtile hiérarchie et un jeu de pouvoir et de séduction.

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