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Dialogue for Two Players (1984)
Directed by Stephen Partridge
· 19m
"The tellingly titled Dialogue for Two Players, also 1984, moves into quasi-dramatic space, in which the seemingly spontaneous relationships, are revealed not just as a construct but also as a complex puzzle. It implicitly comments on and critiques the 'confessional' modes of video and its illusion of real presence. It thus rejects that was at the time a dominant style in artist's video, turning on its head the simpler versions of the slogan that 'the personal is political'. At the same time it is a political work in a different sense, questioning the popular TV format of the in-depth personal interview which it ironizes. As such, and with Partridge himself playing the part of interviewer/director, it is his most overt 'intervention' into documentary drama even as he subverts it." - Al Rees
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Stephen Partridge
- Producer
- Anna Ridley
Details
- Release date
- 1984-03-10
- Runtime
- 19m
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- Annalogue Productions