Shirley: Visions of Reality

Movie NR 6.2 2013 93 min

A series of snapshots from the life of a fictional actress named Shirley serves to weave together thirteen paintings by Edward Hopper (e.g. “Office at Night”, “Western Motel”, “Usherette”, “A Woman in the Sun”) into a fascinating synthesis of painting and film, personal and political history. Each station in Shirley’s professional and private life from the 1930s to 1960s is precisely dated: It is always August 28/29 of the year in question, as the locations vary from Paris to New York to Cape Cod.

Country:

Austria

Genre:

Drama

Year:

2013

Director:

Gustav Deutsch

Stars:

Christoph Bach, Florentín Groll, Stephanie Cumming