Debussy En Blanc et Noir by Tal Rosner :: 2006

This film is the first movement of Debussy's En Blanc et Noir, a 2-piano piece written in 1915. Mixing footage from a deserted army base in East Anglia with the Californian desert, the film is a surreal journey in time studded with playful image juxtapositions and an ever- changing 'cut and paste' collage on screen. :: Format: DV, 4 min 20 sec. Music by Claude Debussy. Pianos: Katia and Marielle Labèque. Commissioned by KML Foundation, UK-France 2006-7. :: Released commercially as Stravinsky/Debussy Two Piano Music CD/DVD (© KML Recordings 1112-1113, 2007). World Premiere (screening): October 2009/International Amsterdam Film Festival/The Netherlands. :: talrosner.com facebook.com/talrosnerartist twitter.com/talrosner