Project Detail

Mi Piace

Synopsis

Mi Piace is a film of made with the documentation of one performance to camera, where during a spurious singing rehearsal, the singer's body is progressively bound to test the changes in the voice. The film leaves ambiguity as to the exact nature of the events, which are presented as a diverse collection of documentation, hence suggesting a history.

The singer is asked to perform repeatedly a popular aria (O Mio Babbino Caro), at each repetition (itself interrupted in mid flow at different points) the singer's body is bound, starting from the ankles, and proceeding upwards. The section isolated in the soundtrack Mi Piace, is part of the aria and means  like' or in its original context 'I would like to'.

Details

Year
2008
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
13 mins
Format
DV cam
Director
Laura Malacart
Producer
Laura Malacart
Editor
Laura Malacart
Screenwriter
Laura Malacart
Director of Photography
Laura Malacart
Sound
Laura Malacart
Principal cast
Chelsea Plumley

Production Status

Production Company

Laura Malacart

70 Spectacle Works
1a Jedburgh Road
London E13 9LX
UK

T +44 (0)7905 135 238

Sales Company

As Production company

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