Anthropological documentary on facial expressions of celebrities
Story Structure — 3 Plot Phases
The Silent Gaze
Introduction to the documentary concept and its premiere at Napoli Film Festival
Key Events
Documentary Premiere — First public screening of the documentary Characters: Self (饰演者: Michelangelo Antonioni), Self (饰演者: Asia Argento), Self (饰演者: Dario Argento)Location: Napoli Film Festival
Press Conference Footage — Collection of press conference interviews Characters: Self (饰演者: Roberto Benigni), Self (饰演者: Jim Carrey), Self (饰演者: Eric Clapton)Location: Cannes Film Festival
Festival Chronicles
Collection of press conference interviews from major film festivals
Key Events
Press Conference Footage — Collection of press conference interviews Characters: Self (饰演者: Roberto Benigni), Self (饰演者: Jim Carrey), Self (饰演者: Eric Clapton)Location: Cannes Film Festival
Venice Interviews — Interviews conducted at Venice festival Characters: Self (饰演者: Sean Connery), Self (饰演者: Kevin Costner), Self (饰演者: Tom Cruise)Location: Venice Film Festival
Berlin Festival Sessions — Interviews from Berlin festival Characters: Self (饰演者: Catherine Deneuve), Self (饰演者: George Lucas), Self (饰演者: Peter Jackson)Location: Berlin Film Festival
Hollywood Icons — Compilation of Hollywood celebrity interviews Characters: Self (饰演者: Michael Douglas), Self (饰演者: Giancarlo Giannini), Self (饰演者: Tom Cruise)Location: Various locations
Human Expressions
Final anthropological analysis and presentation of the study
Key Events
Hollywood Icons — Compilation of Hollywood celebrity interviews Characters: Self (饰演者: Michael Douglas), Self (饰演者: Giancarlo Giannini), Self (饰演者: Tom Cruise)Location: Various locations
Anthropological Analysis — Final presentation of facial expression study Characters: Self (饰演者: Michelangelo Antonioni), Self (饰演者: Catherine Deneuve)Location: Art Institute of California
Story Breakdown
Documentary Concept — Anthropological experiment on facial expressions
Premiere — First screening at Napoli Film Festival
Purpose — Showing human aspect of celebrities
Interview Collection — Silent short films from press conferences
Cannes Festival — Interviews with various celebrities
Venice Festival — Additional celebrity interviews
Berlin Festival — More interview footage
Featured Celebrities — Various actors and directors
Hollywood Icons — American celebrities
European Stars — European celebrities
Final Presentation — Anthropological analysis at Art Institute
California Screening — Presentation of findings
Study Conclusions — Analysis of human expressions
More than 150 silent short films about singers, actors and directors captured during Press Conferences in Cannes, Venice and Berlin, between 1993 and 2002. Presented the first time in 2012 (ten years after the last shooting) in Napoli Film Festival and in 2013 at the Art Institute of California in Santa Ana. An anthropological experiment on the facial expressions of famous people showing the human being aspect. All original footage from Mel Gibson to Peter Jackson, from George Lucas to Catherine Deneuve, from Michael Douglas to Giancarlo Giannini and many others.
