Movie Details
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Arts Council of England, Channel 4 Television, Middlesex University, London Guildhall University, Soft Future Productions
Heliocentrum
11 min
Plot
Political documentary meets baroque rave video in this computer animated portrayal of Louis XIV and his pleasure palace at Versailles. Courtiers from a Rudolf Valentino movie appear in an environment more reminiscent of Blade Runner, while shots from the Poll Tax Riots are weaved into a virtual diorama of London. Uncover the Seventeenth Century origins of our fascination with special effects, surveillance and addiction to media spectacle.
