Maids of Honor (1975)
Las Meninas is a brilliant essay on illusionism, mirrors and perception in art, life and video, articulated by Downey as a subjective interpretation of Velasquez's eponymous Baroque masterpiece. Through a theatrical reenactment of the painting's pictorial tableau and a re-articulation of its complex perspectival structure, Downey brings to life the spatial dynamics, illustrating the psychological tension of the relationship between viewer and subject. Placing Las Meninas in a historical context, Downey relates the painting's thematics to Spain's economic and political systems of the late 17th century.
Director: Juan Downey
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Carmen Beuchat as Herself |
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Suzanne Harris as Herself |
| Writing | George Kubler | Writer |
| Writing | Juan Downey | Writer |
| Directing | Juan Downey | Director |
| Camera | Elaine Summers | Camera Operator |
| Writing | Michel Foucault | Writer |
