Déserts
1994, English. Directed by Bill Viola.
Déserts was created to accompany a live performance of the work of avant-garde composer Edgard Varèse (1885-1965). The Ensemble Modern, a contemporary music group based in Frankfurt, commissioned Viola to create a visual score for Varèse's Déserts after discovering notes by the composer referring to an unrealized image component of his composition. The resulting film/videotape was produced with the European television stations ZDF/Arte. In October 1994 Viola's Déserts premiered in a live performance in Vienna with conductor Peter Eötvös and the Ensemble Modern.
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- 0h 27m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 October 1994
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Bill Viola
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Déserts runs 27 minutes (0h 27m).
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Who directed Déserts?
Déserts (1994) was directed by Bill Viola and stars Phil Esposito.