Ghost Dance

Overview

Through the experiences of two women in Paris and London, Ghost Dance offers an analysis of the complexity of our conceptions of ghosts, memory and the past. The film focuses on the French philosopher Jacques Derrida, who observes, 'I think cinema, when it's not boring, is the art of letting ghosts come back.' He also says that 'memory is the past that has never had the form of the present.'

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Cast

Pascale Ogier

Pascale

Leonie Mellinger

Marianne

Jacques Derrida

Himself

Stuart Brisley

Action on Water

Robbie Coltrane

George

Dominique Pinon

Salesman/Guide

Barbara Coles

of Woman

Archie Pool

of Myths

Ken McMullen

of Man

Michael Mellinger

of Marianne's Daydream