Vivian Ostrovsky Movies

  • 1983
    Copacabana Beach

    Copacabana Beach

    Copacabana Beach

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    A humorous glimpse of what happens every morning on the wavy sidewalks of Copacabana Beach. Physical fitness, Brazilian style, with a dash of soccer...

    Copacabana Beach
  • 1998
    Passages

    Passages

    Passages

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    Originally a text in fragments, more or less biographical, of different characters. Crossed stories, mixed times, memories and inventions. Coming...

    Passages
  • 1991
    Été

    Été

    Été

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    The voices say a story. forget it. Of what time. And who speaks. Both of them. One or the other. later. Others may be. Of chance. Which would...

    Été
  • 1980
    Top Ten Designers in Paris

    Top Ten Designers in Paris

    Top Ten Designers in Paris

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    It was made by a group of filmmakers- three men and three women- just to catch a glimpse of a stylish milieu unknown to most. Enticing top models...

    Top Ten Designers in Paris
  • 2009
    The Title Was Shot

    The Title Was Shot

    The Title Was Shot

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    Composed of fragments from over 25 films dating from the 1920s to the 90s. A faced-paced, heart-pounding cinephilic farce.

    The Title Was Shot
  • 2012
    A Skitsch

    A Skitsch

    A Skitsch

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    "A sketch on skis - in memory of my father, an urban snowman [...] December 2012"

    A Skitsch
  • 2018
    Hiatus

    Hiatus

    Hiatus

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    A fragmented tribute to Ukranian-Brazilian novelist and fashion journalist Clarice Lispector that interrogates the idea of 'in-betweenness', the...

    Hiatus
  • 1984
    Laure

    Laure

    Laure

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    An unknown writer written under the pseudonym of Laure at the beginning of the century. Readings. Geography. The places of a writing. The forces that...

    Laure
  • 2019
    Unsound

    Unsound

    Unsound

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    A Russian can say, “I hear the smell…” A maestro has a vision of what a symphony should sound like. In a silent film how can one...

    Unsound
  • 2016
    But Elsewhere Is Always Better

    But Elsewhere Is Always Better

    But Elsewhere Is Always Better

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    A new short film by Vivian Ostrovsky remembering Chantal Akerman, beginning with their first meeting in the early 1970s. Using her own footage of...

    But Elsewhere Is Always Better
  • 1987
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    Sarah and Paul leave their native California once a year to eat their way through France. They test the Michelin guide’s recommendations for...

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  • 2008
    P.W. – Paintbrushes and Panels

    P.W. – Paintbrushes and Panels

    P.W. – Paintbrushes and Panels

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    This video was made for an exhibition in Rio on Paulo Werneck, one of Oscar Niemeyer's collaborators. Werneck was the first to introduce mosaics in...

    P.W. – Paintbrushes and Panels
  • 2008
    Fone Fur Follies

    Fone Fur Follies

    Fone Fur Follies

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    Fone Fur Follies is the English version of Télépattes.

    Fone Fur Follies
  • 1992
    M.M. In Motion

    M.M. In Motion

    M.M. In Motion

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    "Vivian Ostrovsky's intriguing film focuses on the French dancer- choreographer Mathilde Monnier, now the director of the National Choreographic...

    M.M. In Motion
  • 1997
    American International Pictures

    American International Pictures

    American International Pictures

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    Absorb these images, “breathing slowly, quietly, and very calmly. Sinking softly, silently…” Drift into a relaxing reverie.

    American International Pictures
  • 1982
    Movie

    Movie

    Movie

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    With a super 8 camera from Paris to Berlin, from Amsterdam to Rio, from Jerusalem to New York shooting only at night. Hungarian crooners, Indian...

    Movie
  • 2023
    Anna Bella Geiger

    Anna Bella Geiger

    Anna Bella Geiger

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    Anna Bella Geiger