Double Self-Portrait
Synopsis
Produced in January 1974, just after the death of her husband Giovanni Pirelli, the last film by Marinella Pirelli, austere and moving, appeared as an attempt to exorcise this event and the elaboration of grief. In the double role of actress and director, the artist records herself in movement without controlling the image. - Érik Bullot 16mm, digital transfer, colour, sound
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