Strasbourg 1518 (2020)

Directed by

Jonathan Glazer

Genre

avant-garde

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

10 min

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 34 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A film inspired by a 1518 outbreak of dancing plague in Strasbourg. It follows a woman who begins dancing uncontrollably and cannot stop.

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What happens

Jonathan Glazer (born 26 March 1965) is an English filmmaker. He began his career in theatre before transitioning into film, directing the features Sexy Beast (2000), Birth (2004), Under the Skin (2013), and The Zone of Interest (2023). His accolades include a BAFTA Award, a British Independent Film Award, and a César Award. Glazer's work is defined by depictions of flawed and desperate characters, by themes such as alienation, loneliness and individualism, and by a bold visual style which uses an omniscient perspective and dramatic music. For the historical drama The Zone of Interest, he won the Grand Prix at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival and the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film and received Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. Glazer also accepted the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film on behalf of the United Kingdom. Glazer has directed music videos for acts including Blur, Massive Attack, Radiohead, Richard Ashcroft and Jamiroquai. He received nominations for the MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction for his videos for Jamiroquai's "Virtual Insanity" (1996) and Radiohead's "Karma Police" (1997). He has directed commercials for brands including Kodak, Sony, Nike, Barclays, Guinness and Alexander McQueen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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