Scene from the film Drawn and Quartered

Drawn and Quartered

Direction
Year 
1987
Country
  • United States
Runtime
4min 

In Medieval Europe, a criminal could be “drawn and quartered”, ripped into our four parts by heavy ropes pulled by horses. Here, Sachs appropriates this violent conceit for her own artistic purposes. She and her boyfriend film each other, creating a metaphorical body and a site of intercourse.

Details

  • Original Title
    Drawn and Quartered
  • Direction
  • Cinematography
    Lynne Sachs, John Baker
  • Editing
    Lynne Sachs
  • Runtime
    4 min (1-15 min.)
  • Year
    1987
  • Country
    • United States
  • Format
    • Colour
  • Distribution
  • Festivals
    • San Francisco Film Festival
    • RIDM International Documentary Film Festival Montréal
    • Cork Int’l Film Festival
    • Cámara Lúcida Festival Int’l de Cine Contemporáneo

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