In a celebrity-obsessed culture, filmmakers often exploit the downfall of a star to amplify the emotional undertones of the fictional films in which they perform. POSTFACE takes a look back at the filmography of Montgomery Clift whose private life and career spiral downward after a 1956 car crash that left his face scarred and partially paralyzed. Like an actor without a face, the video is an exploration of obsolescence, produced by means of analog tape manipulations.
0:47 excerpt of 7:30 | HD | 2011
Distributed by Video Data Bank
Screenings (so far): Kassel Doc Film and Video Festival, IndieLisboa, Dallas Video Festival, Chicago Underground Film Festival, Milwaukee Underground Film Festival…
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