Some Phases of an Empire
Nina Fonoroff, 1984, US, 8mm, 9'
A reconfiguration of images from Quo Vadis, the 1951 epic Hollywood spectacle, rephotographed and edited into a densely layered contemplation of themes such as power, sexuality and aggression. The soundtrack, which includes a spoken version of the children’s book Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, accentuates the subjacent tensions in the original film.
