The Work of Director Chris Cunningham (2003)

An 84 minute collection of commercials, music videos and other stuff by the influential English video artist and filmmaker Chris Cunningham.

Directors:

Chris Cunningham, Lance Bangs (uncredited)

Stars:

Vanessa Eloy, Kiran Shah, Nikki Bond

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vanessa Eloy	...	Monster (segment "Second Bad Vilbel")
Kiran Shah	...	Little People (segment "Come to Daddy")
Nikki Bond	...	Little People (segment "Come to Daddy") (as Nikki McInness)
Karen Anderson	...	Little People (segment "Come to Daddy")
Matthew Hoxley	...	Little People (segment "Come to Daddy")
Damian Keane	...	Little People (segment "Come to Daddy")
Coral Lorne	...	Granny (segment "Come to Daddy")
Al Stokes	...	Thin Man (segment "Come to Daddy")
Liz Rutherford	...	Dog Handler (segment "Come to Daddy") / Animal Handler (segment "Come On My Selector")
Robert Ball	...	Boy (segment "Only You")
Stephen Ball	...	Body Double (segment "Only You")
Caspert Hunte	...	Hero (segment "Afrika Shox")
London Reyes	...	Break Dancer (segment "Afrika Shox")
Mitchell Mertinez	...	Break Dancer (segment "Afrika Shox")
Raymond Ramos	...	Break Dancer (segment "Afrika Shox")

Storyline

An 84 minute collection of commercials, music videos and other stuff by the influential English video artist and filmmaker Chris Cunningham.

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Plot Keywords:

music video collection | surrealism | collection of short films | experimental film | electronic music | 

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Genres:

Music

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Did You Know?

Trivia

On the video select menu on the DVD, the loud sounds are samples from each music video. When a video is selected the sounds stop one by one until only a sample of the chosen video remains.

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Connections

Edited from Flex (2000)

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Soundtracks

Only You
Performed by Portishead

User Reviews

Very excellent DVD retrospect of excellent director

I bought the DVD, being an Aphex Twin fan, and was happy with the format quality. While there was no real original content besides two very excellent installations, commercials, and a documentary, the ability to view his body of work linearly lets the viewer get inside Cunningham's surreal world. My only complaint was a lack of info on how the videos were made (aside from the Bjork documentary) which would have set the content as a buy of the year. Definitely a buy for anyone interested in directing and even moreso for fans of the nightmarish otherworld of the unconscious.

Details

Official Sites:

Director's Label

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 October 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Работы режиссёра Криса Каннингэма

Filming Locations:

England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Black Dog Films, Palm Pictures

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1