The Real Presence

The Real Presence (1984)

Drama

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."

Director: Raúl Ruiz

Casts

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

Crew