22° TORINO FILM FESTIVAL
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Atomic Park

Atomic Park
by Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster
Country: France, UK
Year: 2004
Duration: 8'


Atomic Park is a place in the White Sands desert (New Mexico), not far away from Trinity Site, where the first atom bomb exploded in 1945. This national park provides an ambivalent landscape, as well suited for a picnic as for ballistic tests. A white desert, like a natural exhibition hall every movement can provoke diverse interpretations. Like a faint echo we hear Marilyn Monroe's desperate monologue and accusation about man's violence from The Misfits (1961).

Biography

film director

Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster

Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster (Strasburg, 1965) lives and works in Paris. A polyhedral artist, he is considered one of the major exponents of his generation. His works are presented at international art exhibits and festivals. In 2001 Riyo and Central were projected at the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs.

FILMOGRAFIA

Riyo (cm, 1999), Home cinéma Mars (2000), Plages (2001), Central (2001), Atomic Park (cm, 2004).

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