The Real Presence(1984)

Name: The Real Presence
Director: Raúl Ruiz
Genre: Drama
Released: 1984-01-01
Duration: 59 min
Cast: Franck Oger, Nadège Clair, Camila Mora-Scheihing, Catherine Oudin, Louis Castel

Franck Oger Nadège Clair Camila Mora-Scheihing Catherine Oudin Louis Castel

Ruiz on the film: "I began La présence réelle (The Real Presence) first. I. N. A. had commissioned me to produce a personal vision of the Festival d'Avignon. This became a fiction about the theater because if I had filmed the actual performances at Avignon I would have had to respect their staging, I would not be able to change anything. As such, I wouldn't be doing anything more than a retransmission of Antenne 2 or FR3. And since a lot would have to be paid for rights to each play, it would end up costing as much as a fiction feature. So it is a story about the theater, a bit Rivette-ish. I shot all the exteriors in Avignon, the interiors in Paris a few days later and I finish the film next Tuesday."