Heliocentrum

Heliocentrum

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1995

Runtime

0h 11m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Heliocentrum

Production Companies

London Guildhall University, Soft Future Productions, Middlesex University, Arts Council of England, Channel 4 Television

Director

Richard Wright

Description

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.