Losing: A Conversation with the Parents
1977
United States
19 minutes
English
In a mise en scène that reprises the codes of staged “home” interviews, two actors play the role of a couple evoking memories of their daughter and her problem of anorexia. The discussion strays onto the subject of famine in Southern Hemisphere countries. This toing and froing between personal memories and media images sheds light on the mechanism of how social pressure affects private life. A merciless accusation against the consumer society.
Production :
Martha Rosler
Martha Rosler
Editing :
Martha Rosler
Martha Rosler
Photography :
Brian Connell
Brian Connell
Cast :
Susan Lewis; Peter Hackett
Susan Lewis; Peter Hackett
Screenplay :
Martha Rosler
Martha Rosler
Copy Contact :
MNAM - Centre Pompidou
MNAM - Centre Pompidou