Successful Operation (1992)
Performance artist ORLAN undergoes one in a series of surgeries that would give her “the chin of Sandro Botticelli’s Venus in The Birth of Venus, the nose of Francois Pascal Simon Gerard’s Psyche in Le premier baisser de l’amour a Psyche, the eyes of Diana in the sculpture Diane chasseresse, the lips of Gustave Moreau’s Europa in L’enlevement d’Europe and the brow of Leonardo’s Mona Lisa to draw attention to received Western notions of beauty and femininity.
Director: Orlan
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 9 min
Release Date: January 1, 1992
Cast
- Orlan - self
Editing: Xavier Moher
Production: Myriapodus Films
Country: Switzerland
Language: Français
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Successful Operation about?
- Performance artist ORLAN undergoes one in a series of surgeries that would give her “the chin of Sandro Botticelli’s Venus in The Birth of Venus, the nose of Francois Pascal Simon Gerard’s Psyche in Le premier baisser de l’amour a Psyche, the eyes of Diana in the sculpture Diane chasseresse, the lips of Gustave Moreau’s Europa in L’enlevement d’Europe and the brow of Leonardo’s Mona Lisa to draw attention to received Western notions of beauty and femininity.
- Who directed Successful Operation?
- Successful Operation was directed by Orlan.
- Who stars in Successful Operation?
- Successful Operation stars Orlan.
- How long is Successful Operation?
- Successful Operation has a runtime of 9m (9 minutes).
- What genre is Successful Operation?
- Successful Operation is a Documentary film.
- Where was Successful Operation produced?
- Successful Operation was produced in Switzerland.