Stéphane Marti
La Cité des Neuf Portes
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Original format Super8
Year 1977
Artist(s) Stéphane Marti
Running time 70 min
Films
LA CITÉ DES NEUF PORTES (1977) 70'
Description
"Marti's mastery explodes in La Cité des Neuf Portes, where this young filmmaker banishes easy solutions and constructs a rigorous, coherent though variegated work, rhythmed like a concerto, with 'plani' and 'andante.' In this case, a concerto for male bodies, often made up or in drag, and a super-8 camera. Usually editing his film in-camera during shooting, and playing with the lightness of his device in sorts of filmic caresses or coruscations, Marti reveals himself as one of the masters of super-8."
— Dominique Noguez