The Real Presence

1984 0h 59m FR

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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Ruiz on the film: "I began La présence réelle (The Real Presence) first. I. N. A. had commissioned me to produce a personal vision of the Festival d'Avignon. This became a fiction about the theater because if I had filmed the actual performances at Avignon I would have had to respect their staging, I would not be able to change anything. As such, I wouldn't be doing anything more than a retransmission of Antenne 2 or FR3. And since a lot would have to be paid for rights to each play, it would end up costing as much as a fiction feature. So it is a story about the theater, a bit Rivette-ish. I shot all the exteriors in Avignon, the interiors in Paris a few days later and I finish the film next Tuesday."

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Franck Oger
Adam Shaft
Nadège Clair
Camila Mora-Scheihing
Catherine Oudin
Louis Castel
Jean-Loup Rivière
Christian Rist

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Raúl Ruiz
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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Tight 59-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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42 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 6

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 6

CAST

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Franck Oger and Nadège Clair and Camila Mora-Scheihing carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0089849 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Raúl Ruiz directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 59-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
242 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Franck Oger and Nadège Clair and Camila Mora-Scheihing carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0089849 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.