Where Does Your Hidden Smile Lie?

Where Does Your Hidden Smile Lie?

2003
1h 44m
7.2

7.2/10

14 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

Undaunted by a commission to make a film about his mentors and aesthetic exemplars, the filmmaking team of Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet, Costa records with great sensitivity and insight the exacting process by which the two re-edit their film Sicilia!, discussing and arguing over each cut and its effect. Incorporating comments about the influence of figures as diverse as Chaplin and Eisenstein, about the ethical and aesthetic implications of film technique and such matters as rhythm, sound mixing, and acting. The film becomes a tour de force, immersing us in the mysteries of cinema as practiced by some of its greatest creators. Costa calls the film both his first comedy and his first love story.

Status: Released

Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
PROCIREP AMIP Contracosta Produções ARTE Instituto do Cinema, Audiovisual e Multimédia RTP CNC INA
Production Countries
Portugal France
Spoken Languages
French Italian

Keywords

Quick Facts

Original Title Où gît votre sourire enfoui?
Release Date January 15, 2003
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0342866

Cast

Jean-Marie Straub
Jean-Marie Straub

Himself

Danièle Huillet
Danièle Huillet

Herself

Key Crew

Pedro Costa
Director
Xavier Carniaux
Producer
Thierry Garrel
Producer
Dana Hastier
Producer
Elisabeth Marliangeas
Producer
Aline Sasson
Producer
Francisco Villa-Lobos
Producer
Liane Willemont
Producer