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Ghost Dance
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.
Director and cast
- Ken McMullen Director
- Pascale Ogier as Pascale
- Leonie Mellinger as Marianne
- Jacques Derrida as Himself
- Stuart Brisley as Action on Water
- Robbie Coltrane as George
- Dominique Pinon as Salesman/Guide
- Barbara Coles as of Woman
- Archie Pool as of Myths
- Ken McMullen as of Man
- Michael Mellinger as of Marianne's Daydream
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