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| | | 16mm film, black & white, amateur |
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| Filmed by | Enrico Cocozza |
| Technical assistance | William Marshall |
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Cast: John Boyle; George Forsyth; Bill Foy; James Kane; Alan Penman; Tom Skilling; Roy Vincent; Margo Petrie Show full cast and credits
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A girl, perhaps on her birthday, lives out her subconscious passions. A flamboyant and surreal concoction of dance sequences, on the themes of flirtation and solitude. Show full synopsis
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Independent cineaste Enrico Cocozza had
a taste for the flamboyant and unusual. Masquerade (1953) is a good example of
his oeuvre, with typically dream-like or surreal scenes. His films often had an
existentialist and/or nightmarish bent, even in his lighter-hearted 'comedies'.
Whatever you think of his films, it is undeniable that Cocozza's work was
unique among his contemporaries on the amateur scene, and was regarded as
controversial in its day and attracted critical acclaim from professional
observers.
Kenneth Broom
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