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The script and film stills from the silent film of Eleanor Antin's persona, Soviet film director Yevgeny Antinov. Throughout her career Antin has explored various persona such as the king, the nurse, the flight attendant, andandmdash;perhaps her most famousandmdash;the ballerina Eleanora Antinova. In this work, Antin humorously explores notions of self, nostalgia, and recreations of the past. Yet the authentic look of the black and white film, the highly entertaining plot, and the sheer beauty of the film's images make it a true masterpiece of silent film-making. If Antinov did not exist, his creation was necessary to fill in the missing gaps of film history.
Eleanor Antin recently received a major retrospective of her art by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
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The imaginary film director's great film script and photo stills from the film.
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Screenplay. Photography. Art. This charming book represents the script and film stills from the major silent film of Eleanor Antin's invented Soviet film director Yevgeny Antinov. Although staged, the authentic look of the black and white film do have the effect of filling in missing gaps of film history. Throughout her career Antin has explored various persona such as the king, the nurse, and--perhaps the most famous--the ballerina Eleanora Antinova. In this work, Antin humorously explores notions of self, nostalgia, and history, specifically the Eastern European Jewish shtetl communities torn apart by internal struggles and ultimately destroyed by the Holocaust. Recently, Antin's art was the subject of a major retrospective by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.