From the Archives of Modern Art (1987)
In this work of documentary fiction, an archivist attempts to put together the "lost years" of Eleanor Antinova, the once-celebrated black ballerina of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, when she returned to her native America to eke out a meager living in vaudeville and early cinema. Eleanor Antin uses fictional characters, autobiography, and narrative to invent histories and explore what she calls "the slippery nature of the self".
Director: Eleanor Antin
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Eleanor Antin as Eleanor Antinova |
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Phil Orlando as Orlando |
| Editing | Lynn Burnstan | Editor |
| Camera | Richard Wargo | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Eleanor Antin | Director |
| Production | Lynn Burnstan | Production Manager |
