Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Paul Bush
United Kingdom / 2001 / Experimental / 5’15”I0200579
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SYNOPSIS
Imagine that the camera suffers from schizophrenia, affecting every single frame but leaving the narrative superficially intact. Then imagine that these symptoms came on as a result of the trauma of recording bizarre or horrific events, for instance those of the 1941 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'. Scenes from the Victor Fleming movie are restaged frame by frame with new performers occupying the body spaces of Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman, etc.