Dragon Dilatation

Dragon Dilatation (2024)

Dragon Dilatation is the union of two filmic essays, Petrouchka and La Déviante Comédie. The first part is a rereading of Stravinsky’s ballet, while the second segment is made up of traces of an unpublished performance rehearsed at the Théâtre des Amandiers.

Date of release
2024-08-08
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 54m
Genres
Drama
Director
Bertrand Mandico

Casting

Interesting facts

Dragon Dilatation is a 2024 experimental French film written and directed by Bertrand Mandico. Shot in split-screen format, it combines two film essays: a free adaptation of Igor Stravinsky's ballet Petrouchka, and footage from a cancelled stage production rehearsed at the Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers titled The Deviant Comedy. The film explores subjects such as the Russo-Ukrainian war, police violence in France, totalitarianism across Europe, the #MeToo movement, and sexual abuse in the modelling and fashion industries. The film had its world premiere at the 77th Locarno Film Festival out of competition on 8 August 2024.

Production

The film was written and directed by Bertrand Mandico; produced by Antoine Garnier with Mandico, Flavien Giorda and Emmanuel Chaumet serving as co-producers; Nicolas Eveilleau and Sylvain Verdet serving as cinematographers; Laure Saint-Marc and Helio Pu as editors, and Pierre Desprats composed the score.

Both films were commissioned to Mandico. Initially. he would not combine the two films. The adaptation of Igor Stravinsky's ballet Petrouchka was commissioned by the Aix-en-Provence Festival, while Philippe Quesne invited Mandico to create The Deviant Comedy at the Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers and told him: "Make cinema on stage; it will serve as a show." Mandico took advantage of this opportunity to prepare the film She Is Conann (2023) that he wa…

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