Pedro Pires
Pedro Pires has most notably worked with François Girard on the film Le violon rouge (1998), as well as The Sound of Carceri (1997) and also in close collaboration with Ropert Lepage on the visual conception of Possible Words (2000).
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FILMS directed by PEDRO PIRES
Danse macabre
Canada 2009, 9 min, 35 mm
Director/Cinematographer/Editing: Pedro Pires | Screenwriter: Robert Lepage | Producer: Chatherine Chagnon | Music: Maria Callas | Cast: AnneBruce Falconer
A gripping composition of aesthetic pictures and morbid bodily elegance which elevates the art of dance films into new spheres. From the close of one woman’s life to the burning of her corpse we follow the macabre ballet of the dead with bated breath. And instead of using the music of Camille Saint Saëns, Pedro Pires opts for Maria Callas’ “Casta Diva”.
Presented by VIS within the context of:
VIS Vienna Independent Shorts 2010, Fiction and Documentary 2
Awards:
Worldwide Short Film Festival Toronto (Best Experimental Short Film), Sapporo Short Fest 2009 (Best Editing), Rhode Island International Film Festival (Best International Discovery Award), et al.