Conference: Imagining the Past - Day Two

Le colloque international Imagining the Past: Ken Russell, Biography and the Art of Making History propose de montrer comment l'oeuvre de Russell nous aide à comprendre les stratégies artistiques dont se servent certains cinéastes pour élaborer des narrations sur l'humanité et sur l'histoire. Les conférenciers se pencheront sur la façon singulière dont Russell a créé ses biographies, ses documentaires d'artistes et ses grands films dans lesquels il (ré-)imagine la vie de quelques artistes.

Participation is free but registration is required due to the limited seating capacities. Please confirm your participation at: russellconference@offscreen.be

IMAGINING THE PAST

Ken Russell, Biography, and the Art of Making History

Conference Programme – Day Two

10:00 Session 3: Devils Above! The Masterpiece in Context

10:00 Xavier Mendik: Ken Russell: Paracinema and Cult

10:30 Jamie Sexton: “The Devils” in Britain: Cult, Culture and Controversy

11:00 Coffee

11:30 Christophe Van Eecke: “The Devils” as Theatrum Mundi

12:00 Plenary discussion

13:00 LUNCH

14:00 Session 4: Phantasmagoria! Themes and Images

14:00 Kevin Flanagan: Russell’s Wartime Imagery

14:30 Jack Post: Altered Titles - Typography in Ken Russell’s Title Sequence for “Altered States” (1980)

15:00 Coffee

15:30 Pascal Vandelanoitte: “Mahler”: Musical Phantasmagoria

16:00 Dominique Nasta: Music and Mental Spaces: “Savage Messiah” and “Mahler” Revisited

16:30 Plenary discussion

17:00 Concluding Remarks: Christophe Van Eecke