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Ghost Dance

1983 · 98 min

A cerebral, haunting experience that blurs fiction and philosophy, asking you to ponder memory and ghosts while drifting through Paris and London.

Directed by: Ken McMullen
Genres: Drama
Starring: Pascale Ogier, Leonie Mellinger, Jacques Derrida

Overview: Through the experiences of two women in Paris and London, Ghost Dance offers a stunning analysis of the complexity of our conceptions of ghosts, memory and the past… The film focuses on philosopher Jacques Derrida who considers ghosts to be the memory of something which has never been present but which takes us by surprise.

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Directed by: Ken McMullen
Genres: Drama
Starring: Pascale Ogier, Leonie Mellinger, Jacques Derrida

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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: memory
identity
isolation
art
mystery
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Ken McMullen
Starring: Pascale Ogier, Leonie Mellinger, Jacques Derrida, Stuart Brisley, Robbie Coltrane, Dominique Pinon, Barbara Coles, Archie Pool
Cinematography: Peter Harvey
Runtime: 98 min
Country: Germany, United Kingdom
Languages: English, French

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