Illusions & Mirrors
2013 American film
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Illusions & Mirrors is a 2013 short film directed by Iranian-born American artist and filmmaker Shirin Neshat.[2][3] The film, shot in black-and-white, stars Tarek Aylouch, Michael Markiewicz, and the Israeli-born American actress Natalie Portman. The film was commissioned by Dior, for which Portman is a spokesmodel, for the Miss Dior Expo at the Grand Palais, Paris.[4] Shirin Neshat said that the film is a tribute to the black-and-white silent films made by such surrealist filmmakers as Man Ray, Jean Cocteau, Luis Buñuel, and Maya Deren.[5]
- Tarek Aylouch
- Natalie Portman
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| Directed by | Shirin Neshat |
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| Cinematography | Darius Khondji |
| Edited by | Nariman Hamed |
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| Distributed by | Sixpack Film (worldwide, all media) |
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Running time | 2 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
The film traces the delusions of a young woman, played by Natalie Portman. She is making futile attempts to follow a phantom travelling through the dunes of an empty sea beach, and, when it comes to an encounter in an abandoned house at the end, the woman finds a disturbing surprise.
Cast
- Tarek Aylouch
- Michael Markiewicz
- Natalie Portman
