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From the Notebook of…

Informations

Année : 1971/1998

Pays de production : États-Unis, Italie

Durée : 48mn

Format : 16 mm

Générique

Réalisation : Robert Beavers
Image : Robert Beavers
Son : Robert Beavers
Montage : Robert Beavers

Synopsis

« From the Notebook of… a été tourné à Florence. Il prend pour point de départ les carnets de Léonard de Vinci et l’essai de Paul Valéry sur le processus de travail du peintre. Ces deux éléments amènent à une comparaison implicite entre le traitement de l’espace dans l’art de la Renaissance et celui de l’image en mouvement. Le film marque une évolution cruciale dans le travail de l’artiste en ce qu’il emploie la répétition d’une série de panoramiques rapides et d’inclinaisons soudaines de la caméra sur les bâtiments et les façades de la ville, intégrant souvent des aperçus de son propre visage. Comme Beavers le souligne dans ses écrits sur le film, les mouvements de caméra sont liés à sa présence et suggèrent l’œil investigateur du cinéaste. » Henriette Huldisch, Whitney Museum of Art

From the Notebook of … was shot in Florence and takes as its point of departure Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks and Paul Valéry’s essay on da Vinci’s process. These two elements suggest an implicit comparison between the treatment of space in Renaissance art and the moving image. The film marks a critical development in the artist’s work in that he repeatedly employs a series of rapid pans and upward tilts along the city’s buildings or facades, often integrating glimpses of his own face. As Beavers notes in his writing on the film, the camera movements are tied to the filmmakers’ presence and suggests his investigative gaze.” Henriette Huldisch, Whitney Museum of Art