Austria / Oct 01, 1994
Déserts (1994)
Directed by Bill Viola
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27min
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5.0/10
Plot
Déserts was created to accompany a live performance of the work of avant-garde composer Edgard Varèse (1885-1965). The Ensemble Modern, a contemporary music group based in Frankfurt, commissioned Viola to create a visual score for Varèse's Déserts after discovering notes by the composer referring to an unrealized image component of his composition. The resulting film/videotape was produced with the European television stations ZDF/Arte. In October 1994 Viola's Déserts premiered in a live performance in Vienna with conductor Peter Eötvös and the Ensemble Modern.
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Déserts |
| Original language | EN |
| Spoken languages | No Language |
| Production countries | Germany |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | ZDF/Arte |
| Release date | 1 ottobre 1994 |
| Production | Kira Perov, Peter Kirby, Gabrielle Faust |
| Writer | Bill Viola |
| Editing | Bill Viola, David Bernstein, Randy Lowder |
| Cinematography | Bill Viola, Harry Dawson, Brian Garbellini |
| Assistant directors | Bill Viola |
| Lighting | Joey Alvarado |
| Camera operators | Brian Garbellini, Bill Viola, Harry Dawson |
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| Additional photography | Brian Garbellini, Bill Viola, Harry Dawson |
| Production design | Dennis Kightley |
| Art direction | Dennis Kightley |
| Set decoration | Dennis Kightley |
| Music | Edgard Varèse, Udo Wustendörfer, Péter Eötvös |
| Sound | Edgard Varèse, Udo Wustendörfer, Péter Eötvös |
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Limited release
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