Voom Portraits (2007)
Iconic artist and theater director Robert Wilson has created a series of video portraits of celebrities, ordinary people and animals called "VOOM Portraits." Known for his glacier-paced theatrical productions with Tom Waits and Lou Reed, Wilson's now bringing his aesthetic to a video format. The recent developments in HD technology have allowed Wilson to create something like a precise hybrid of still photography and motion pictures. Actors such as Brad Pitt (as a crazy person on the streets in the rain), Isabelle Huppert (as Greta Garbo), Steve Buscemi (as a mad butcher chewing gum on a variety show), Robert Downey Jr. (as a dreaming corpse in a Rembrandt painting), and Winona Ryder (as Winnie, the main female character in Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days, buried up to her neck in sand) were asked to “think of nothing" and move slowly and steadily to collaborate in Wilson's vision of who they might be.
Cast
- Willem Dafoe - Self
- Winona Ryder - Self
- Lady Gaga - Self
- Brad Pitt - Self
- Steve Buscemi - Self
- Isabelle Huppert - Self
- Isabella Rossellini - Self
- Princess Caroline of Monaco - Self
- Peter Stormare - Self
- Robert Downey Jr. - Self
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Voom Portraits about?
- Iconic artist and theater director Robert Wilson has created a series of video portraits of celebrities, ordinary people and animals called "VOOM Portraits." Known for his glacier-paced theatrical productions with Tom Waits and Lou Reed, Wilson's now bringing his aesthetic to a video format. The recent developments in HD technology have allowed Wilson to create something like a precise hybrid of still photography and motion pictures. Actors such as Brad Pitt (as a crazy person on the streets in the rain), Isabelle Huppert (as Greta Garbo), Steve Buscemi (as a mad butcher chewing gum on a variety show), Robert Downey Jr. (as a dreaming corpse in a Rembrandt painting), and Winona Ryder (as Winnie, the main female character in Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days, buried up to her neck in sand) were asked to “think of nothing" and move slowly and steadily to collaborate in Wilson's vision of who they might be.
- Who directed Voom Portraits?
- Voom Portraits was directed by Robert Wilson.
- Who stars in Voom Portraits?
- Voom Portraits stars Willem Dafoe, Winona Ryder, Lady Gaga, Brad Pitt, Steve Buscemi, Isabelle Huppert.
- How long is Voom Portraits?
- Voom Portraits has a runtime of 1h 51m (111 minutes).
- What genre is Voom Portraits?
- Voom Portraits is a Documentary film.